Daily American telegraph., 1852-04-23
HUNTS MERCHANTS, MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.

By FREEMAN HUNT, xDIT0R AID PROPRIETOR.
rTHE Number for Dscembsr, 1890, completed be tyen-
y ty-third ssmi-annusl volume. Tbs work has boon
enlarged since its Ia july 1889 and each
volume now contains than seven hundred large oo-
tayo pages A few complete Of the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers office, 142 Fulton street. New
York neatly and substantially bound for two dollars ana
half per volume. 10 1l7tqHHa
The following few OF the many oommsndatory l..
from distinguished statesmen; sf y, w $1,000
Letter from The Hon. Henry Olay s1uas
ASHLAND, 10th July, I849.
derived on reesnR the Jy Sea y
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait In the beginning and from reading your address
legations to those who have contributed to our informa
ton and amusement are naturally DESTROYS possess
all the knowledge OF them, Of their appearance the
lures Of their counenance and of the character hab
Its of their mind, which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have II 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
amount Of valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only to the merchant hut to the sates
to the marner in short to all classes Of the business and
Entertaining this opinion glad that has been, and
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and
'' freeman Hunt esq. ' S'','' :. H. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. M1ard FILLMORE. M.
at have read It merchants Magazine) with good
deal of attention, and have hesitation in saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that
published To the merchant It seems quite indis
pensabe, and to the statesman and Of general infor
nation almost equally desirable IT is grand repository
Of useful facts and information, which can be found
where well digested and accessible in these
beers. only regret that do not the whole work."
Litter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
:, WASHINGTON CITY, April 20, 1s49:
Mr.. Freeman Hunt-Sy, owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merrhants Mag
azine, and have found in reality to be magazine and
that well repenshed Of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
cearness which delights while 1t instructs It's In fact
merchants magazine In the large acceptaton Of the
term-merchants who 60 between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge, and
view of the state Of the world into daily reputation But
1t is not the great merchant only, but the Of
modest but nevertheless of most useful operaonshs
merchant of the interior alsowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit Of his bust
ness and the elevation Of the mercantile character
quires Nor its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomats and to all who
are charged with managing the affairs Of the nation For
myself have found 1t most useful to me in my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit for many years Of
carefully consulting 1t. a5 ltss sGa @F
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
.a.-------- THOMAS Fl. BENTON.