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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
ExfayIixhed y,sIg 1890

EtabIished, judy, 1889,
By FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
INHE Number for December 1850 completed the tven.
ENLARGED since H. Inc se sas DssS
volume now contains more than hundred large
sSS the FEW @ Of the Magazine Be
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ters received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen: laT t@
Letter from The Hon. Henry clay. III tag
ASHLAND, 10th July, IS4s.
Dear Sir: wish to express to you the gratifcstion
derived receiving the July number Of the Merchsn
Magazine and Commercial review, nom viewing your
TO your friends at the end Of it. When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to informa
ton and amusement, naturally derous to possess
all the knowledge OF them of their appearance OF the fe
lures of their and of the character and hab
your numerous readers (at least You have me- If may
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
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
opinion that It is emnenty entitled the public regard
andsupport collects and arranges in good order, gs
highly useful not only the merchant but to the states
man, 10 the cuvaor Of the EARTH to the manufacturer
to the mariner IN short TO all classes Of the business and
Entertaining this opinion glad has been, and
hope that II may continue to be- literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances my esteem and 70
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. H. CLAY.
EXTRACT Of letter from Hon. Mua,d Fylmore
81 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 1t quite indis-
pensabe, and to the statesman and general nor-
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
OF useful facts and information, which be found
where well digested and accessible these
bers only regret that do not the whole work.
Letter from the Hon. Thomas IT. Benton.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1849.
Mr. freeman Hunt-Sir: owe you many thanks for
azne, and have found in reality to be agasne ana
that well replenished of all the useful matter which ths
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
clearness which delights while nstructs It 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 state of the world into daily requsoD
it Is not the great merchant only, but the of more
modest but nevertheless of useful operationsthe
merchant Of the interior asowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit of his bust
and the elevation of the mercantile character re-
qures Nor Is its utility all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and diplomats and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found 1t most useful me nv senato-
rial abor and have been in the habit many Years OF
carefully consulting 1t. laiseag@fa q 'f1rIl4
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. Vim. En- Se,oard. as
My Dear Sir Have the goodness to place my name On
your list of subscribers for the Merchants MAGAZINE
regard it as 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. ,ap .8J bs
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM IT. SEWARD
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