Daily American telegraph., 1852-04-02
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW. nt
Established, July, 1889, = *
By TRzHMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PRoPRIEToR

By FRKEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PRoPRIEToR.
VNHE Number for December, 1850 completed the TWEEN.
il ty-third semi annual volume The work has been
enlarged since its in july 1885, each
volume contains more than hundred large 90
ayo pages. few complete sets Of the Magazine may
obtained at the publishers Office 142 Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound two dollars and
Q half per volume. f@ti
The following a few OF the many commendatory let
tiers received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clan.
ASHLAND, 10th July l849.
Dear Sir wish TO express 10 you the gratfication
derived receiving the July number of the Merchant
portrait in the beginning and from reading your address
TO your friends at the end oft When under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to nforma.
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS possess
all the knowledge of them, Of their appearance the
their countenance and of the character hab-
Its of their mind, which acquire Yon have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have AZ may
not speak for them) under those obgations and tho
number Of your valuable work before me, in some
degree, satisfies the desire to which have alluded.
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Review, and have hesitation 10 expressing humble
opinion that is eminenty entitled to the public regard
andsuppor 1t collects and good ORDER large
of valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only TO the merchant but to the states
man. to the cultyator Of the EARTH to the manufacturer,
to the Mariner in short to all classes of the business and
reading community -aHa4
Entertaining this opinion, glad that BEEN and
hone that it may continue to be- literally patronzed
Offering you cordial assurances of my esteem and
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant,
freeman Hunt, esq Ii. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. MludTd Fillmore.
81 have read 1t CAerchants Magazine) with good
deal of attention. and hayo hesitation in saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that was
published. To the merchant 1t quite indis-
pensabe and to the statesman and of general nfor
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
of useful facts and information which can be found mo-
where well digested and accessible in these
bers only regret that do not own the whole work"
Letter from. the Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1849.
Mr.. freeman Hunt-Sr: owe you many thanks for
Ind In Mas
that well repenshed of all the matter which the
title would imply, and presented with a fullness and
clearness which delights while it nsructs 1t fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptation of the
term-merchants who go between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge
view of the state of the world into daily requisition But
II il not the great merchant only but the of
modest but nevertheless, of most useful operaonsthe
merchant of the interior alsowho will find this magazine
to 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 dpomatist all who
myself have found most useful to meiin my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit for many years of
carefully consulting 1t.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedent servant,
THOMAS H. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. VIM. H. Se,card.
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my name on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard 1t 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 142
Fulton street. New York, by FREEMAN HUNT, and fur.
nshed to subscribers for Five Dollars year. advance
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