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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW. '4E Il
Established, Jaly 1880, t.tils. z

BIZ sREHhAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PRoPRIEToR.d
TNHE Number for December 1860, completed the TWEEN.
j. tythird semiannual volume. The work has been
enlarged since its commencement In July, 1885, each
volume now contains more than hundred large
tayo pages few complete sets Of the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers Office 142 Fulton street. New
York neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
half per volume. 1t@
The following are few of the many commendatory let
tiers received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
Letter from the Hon. Henry Olay AA
ASHLAND, 10th July, lS49.
Dear Sir: wish to express to 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 address
to your friends at the end of When feel under OBJ
legations those who have contributed to informa
ton amusement naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge Of Them of their appearance the
lures OF their countenance and OF the character and hab
Its OF their mind which we can acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have me- II may
not speak for them) under those oblgatons and the
number OF your valuable work before me- in some
degree, satisfies the desire to which have alluded g1
have become quite familiar with the Magazine>and
Review, and have no hesitation in expressing my humble
and support collects and aranges, in good ORDER large
amount of valuable statistical and other informatons
highly useful not only TO the merchant but to the satee
man. the cuvator Of the earth the manufactures,
the Mariner in short to all classes Of the business and
reading community. taaaa.
Entertaining this opinion am glad that has been and
hope that it may continue to be- literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and 70
care ssq 'Ha anu 0''0s' CLAY
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Mllard Fillmore.
81 have read II (Merchants' Magazine) with good
deal of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think it of the most valuable periodicals that
published To the merchant it quite indis.
pensabe and to the statesman and man of general nor
nation almost equally desirable. 1t is grand repository
of useful facts and information which be found
where well dgecd and so accessible in these NUM-
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
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
ezine, and have found it in reality to be magazine ana
that well replenished of all the useful matter which the
cearness which delights while instructs 1t is, in fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptaton of the
term-merchants who go between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments OF knowledge, and
view of the of the world into daily requon But
1t Is not the great merchant only, but the of
modest but nevertheless of most useful operationsthe
merchant of the interior will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit of his bus
and the elevation Of the mercantile character re-
quires Nor its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomast and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation
myself have found it useful to me in my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit for many years
carefully consulting it. ~
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon Nm H. ,Sc,oard.
My Dear Sir Have the goodness to place my name On
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. .a.
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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