Daily American telegraph., 1852-03-24
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Established Js.Jy, 1889, t

BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
,HE Number for December 1860, completed the TWEEN.
/ ty-third semiannual volume, The work has been
enlarged since its in july 1882 and each
volume contains than hundred large 90
tsyo pages lew complete se.s o. ns
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars ana
q half per volume WE
The following are few of the many commendatory let
ters received by the editor of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen; et
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay.
ASHLAND, 10th July ls4S.
Dear Sir l wish TO express to you the qualification
derived receiving the July number Of the MerchanD
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait in the beginning and from reading your address
to your friends at the end oft When feel under OBJ
legations those who have contributed TO our norms-
ton and naturally DESTROYS to
all the knowledge Of them, Of their appearance, e
lures of their counenance and OF the character and nab
Its of their mind which we can acquire You nave
your numerous readers Eat least you have me, may
not speak for them) under those obligations; and the
number Of your valuable work now before me- In some
degree, satisfies the desire to which have alluded
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Review, and have hesitation in expressing my humbls
opinion that Is eminently entitled to the public regard
and support 1t collects arranges good ORDER large
amount Of valuable statistical other information
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the sates
man. the cultvator the EARTH to the manufacturer
to the mariner In short to all classes Of the business and
reading community,
Entertaining this opinion am glad that has BEEN and
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and re-
s' freeman a Hunt s esq ' M ''''n 'stHs1 CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. MiHard Fillmore.
az have read 1t (Merchants' Magazne) with a good
deal of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that
published To the merchant 1t seems quite ndis-
pensabe and to the statesman and man of general nor
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
of useful facts and information which can be found
where well digested and accessible in these num-
bsrs only regret that do not own the whole work"
Latter from The Hon. Thomas IT. Benton.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 20, 1849.
Mr.. freeman Hunt-ST: i owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine and have found it in reality to be magazine ana
that well replenshed, of all the useful matter which ths
title would imply, and presented with fulIness and
cearness which delights while 1t nsructs It is fact
merchants magazine In the large acceptaton of the
term-merchants who go between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge, and
view Of the state of the world into daily requson But
1t Is not the great merchant only, but the more
modest but nevertheless, of most useful operatonsthe
merchant of the interior alsowho will find this magazine
abound with the information the pursuit of his bust
and the elevation of the mercantile character
quires Nor its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dipomats and to all who
myself have found it most useful to in my senato
rial labors and have been in the habit for many years
carefully consulting it.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant
THOMAS II. BENTON
Letter from Hon. YIN. II. .Se,caTd.
My Dear Sir Have the goodness to place my name On
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine.
regard it invaluable work for the Of all who
would understand not merely commercial operations in
this extending country, but the fiscal commercial
questions involved in the administration of the govern.
ment t..
am, with great respect, your humble servant
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM II. SEWARD
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly, at l42
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