Daily American telegraph., 1852-03-04
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW,
Established, July, 1889,

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BY BRENNAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
T,HE Number for December 1850 completed the TWEEN.
Il T-third semiannual volume. The work has been
enlarged since its In july $780, and each
volume now contains than hundred large
tayo pages few complete of the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers ONCE, l42 Fulton street. New
q half per volume.
The following few Of the many oommendatory let
ters received oy the editor OF the Merchants Magazine
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay
ASHLAND, Goth July. lS4g.
Dear Sir; wish to express to you the qualification
derived receiving the July number of the Merchant
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 to those who have contributed to our norma-
ton and amusement naturally desrouSto possess
ss the 81 Fn0%sags Of aem Of nd their e the
Its OF their mind, which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have me, may
not speak for them) under those obligations; 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 in expressing my humble
opinion that is einenty entitled to the public regard
amount Of valuable statistical and other Information
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
man. to the cutvator Of the EARTH to the manufacturer,
to the Mariner In Short to all classes Of the business and
reading community
Entertaining this opinion, glad that been, and
hope that 1t may continue to be, literally patronzed
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and re-
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. H. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Aila,d Falaoye.
~ have read 1t merchants Magazine) with a good
deal Of attentions and have no hesitation in saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that was
published To the merchant 1t seems quite inds.
pensabe and to the statesman and of general infor
nation almost equally desirable is grand repository
of useful facts and nformaon which be found mo-
where well dgesed and accessible these num-
bers only regret thatI do not own the whole work"
Latter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton
WAsHIEaToN CRY, April 90 ls49.
MIR. Freeman Hunt--tr: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Mercbants Mag
azine, and have found 1t in reality to be magazine ana
that well replenished of all the useful matter which tho
title would imply, and presented with funess and
cearness which delights while 1t instrucs 1T is In fact
merchants magazine In the large acceptation Of the
term-merchants who 60 between nations whose large
operations bring many departments of knoEledge and
view of the state Of the world into daily requision But
1t Is not the great merchant only but the of more
modest but, nevertheless of most useful operaionshe
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 re-
quires Nor its utility at all confined merchants but
extends to the legislator and dipoats to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found it most useful in nv senate
carefully consulting 1t. ia r@ saHt
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. YIN. II. Ss,oard. ..
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my name on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Mapazne
regard it invaluable work for the use 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 s,
am, with great respect your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM ii. SEWARD
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly at 142
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