Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-26
HUNTS MERCHANTS, MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL BEyIEW.
BY YRzznAs HUNT, EDITOR AsD Proprietor.
Establsshsd, judy, 1855

BY yHxkhAH HUNT, EDITOR AND PRoPHuToR.
JHE Number for December 1850, completed the twen-
Il y-third semiannual volume. The. work has been
volume now contains than seven hundred large 90
tayo pages few complete OF the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers ONCE l42 Fulton street New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two Soll.. sns
q half per volume.
The following few OF the many Oommsndstory let
spS y Inc editor OF the Merchants Magazine
Letter from The Hon. Henry CLAW
ASHLAND, Goth July, 1849.
Dear slr wisn 70 express 70 you the gratfcaton
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait in the beginning and from reading your address
to friends at the end of It. When feel under OBJ
legations TO those who have contributed our informs
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS possess
all the knowledge of them, Of their appearance the fes
lures Of their and of the character hab
It's OF their mind which acquire You have placed
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, and have hesitation in expressing my humbls
opinion that is eninentiy entitled to the public regard
amount of valuable statistical and other information
hghy useful not only 70 the merchants but to the states
to the Mariner In short to all classes Of the business and
reading community. E
Entertaining this opinion am glad thatit has been, and
hope that 1t may continue to be- iiberay patroniSed
Offering cordial assurances of my esteem and re-
Freeman Hunt esq. T H. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. MaaTd FILLMORE.
~ have read 1t (Merchants' Magazine) with a good
deal of attention. and have hesitation In saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that was
published To the merchant 1t seems quite ndis-
pensabe and 10 the statesman and Of general nr-
nation almost equally desirable 1t Is grand repository
Of useful facts and information, which be found
where 80 well digested and accessible in these
bers only regret that do not own the whole work"
Litter from the Hon. Thomas H. Benton
WASHINGTON Cry, April 20, ls4o.
Mr. Freeman Hunt-sfr: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine, and have found II In reality to be ogazine, and
that well replenished of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with funess and
cearness which delights while IL instrucs It H. In fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptation 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 requion But
is not the great merchant only but the of
modest but nevertheless of most useful operationsthe
merchant of the interior asowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit Of his bust
qures Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomatst to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found 1t most useful to in my senate
carefully consulting It, @ ts EsE1 Hlsr ~ ear
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS IL. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. VIM II. Ss,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 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. Bs 4G 4E5g 80
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq WILLIAM H. SEWARD
The Merchants, Magazine Is published monthly, at 142
nshed to subscribers for Five Dollars year. advance.
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