Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-03-01
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
EstabEished Jslly, 1889, M

ny FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
TNHR Number for December 1850, completed tbs TWEEN;
enlarged since Its in July, 1882 and each
volume contains than seven hundred large
obtained at the publishers ofce LAP Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
half per volume,
The following are few Of the many commendatory let
ters received by the editor OF the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen
Letter from The Hon. Henry clay r
ASHLAND 10th July, lS4e.
Dear Sir: wish to express you the qualification
derived receiving the July number Of the MerchantS
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait in the beginning and from reading your address
to your friends the end Of IL When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed TO our informa
ton amusement naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge of them OF their appearance OF the lea
lures of their counepance and OF the and hab
your numerous readers s lat least You have me- if may
not speak for them) under those obligations; and the
number of your valuable work before me- in some
degree satisfies the desire to which have alluded.
nave become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Review have no hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that it is smnerty entitled to the public regard
and support collects and arranges good order, large
highly useful not only to the merchant the states
man. TO the cuvaor of the earth to the manufacturer
to the Mariner in short to ali classes Of the business and
Entertaining this opinion, glad that has BEEN ana
hope that may continue to be- literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances of my esteem ana 70,
gard, am truly your friend and obedent servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq H. CLAY.
Extract of a Letter from Hon, AfVard Fillmore.
81 have read it (Merchants' Magazne) with good
deal of attention, and have no hesitation in saying that
think it one Of the most valuable periodicals that
published. To the merchant it quite ndis
pensabe and the statesman and OF general nfor
nation almost equally desirable IT grand repository
ofusef fact and information, which can be found
where well digested and accessible in these
bers only regret that do not own the whole work"
Letter from The Hon. Thomas r. Benton.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1s49.
Mr.. Freeman Hunt.-SIr: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azne and have found it In reality to be magazine and
that well repenshed of all the useful matter which tho
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
cearness which delights while it nsructs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptation of the
operations bring many departments of knowledge and
view of the state Of the world into daily requston But
1t Is not the great merchant only but the of
modest but nevertheless, of most useful objectionable
to abound with the information the pursuit Of his bust
and tho elevation of the mercantile character
quires Nor its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dipomas and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found 1t most useful in my senate
rial labors and have been IN the habit for many years of
carefully consulting 1t.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant
THOMAS ii. BENTON.
Letter from Hon, YIN, n. Ssloard
My Dear Sir; Have the goodness to place my name en-
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 and commercial
questions involved in the administration OF the govern.
ment
am, with great respect, your humble servant
Freeman Hunt esq WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine Is published monthly, at l42
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT and fur.
nshed to subscribers for Five Dollars year. In advance
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