Daily American telegraph., 1852-03-11
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Establishod JillU, 1889.
M TREEMAA HUNT, EDITOR AND PRoPRIEToR

ny TREEhAE HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
TNHE Number for December, 1860 completed the twen
Il V-third semiannual volume The work has been
enlarged since its in july 1885, each
volume now contains than hundred large 90
obtained at the publishers Once l42 Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
q half per volume.
The following are few Of the many commendatory let
ers received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay.
ASHLAND, Goth July, 1s49.
Dear Sir wish TO express to you the gratihcatiop
derived receiving the July number OF the MsrchantS
n iR Rs and % m viewing your
TO your friends at the end of When we feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to our niorma.
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS possess
all the knowledge Of them their appearance Of the s
lures Of their and Of the character and hsb
your numerous readers lat least you have me- If may
not speak for them) under those obigatons 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
Review, and hesitation in expressing my humbls
opinion that 1t emineny entitled TO the public regard
and support 1t collects and aranges In good order args
amount OF valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
man. to the cuvator of the EARTH the manufacturer,
to the Mariner In short to all classes of the business and
Entertaining this opinion glad that has BEEN and
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronzed
Offering you cordial assurances of my esteem and
S@ freeman Hunt , esq ''N ~ ''''' '' Il. CLAY.
Extract of a letter from Hon. Mlard Fillmore
81 have read it (Merchants' Magazine) with good
deal of attention. and have hesitation in ayng that
think 1t Of the most valuable periodicals that
published To the merchant 1t quite indis
pensabe TO the statesman and of general infor
nation almost equally desirable. 1t grand repository
of useful facts and information which be found
where SO well dgested and so accessible as In these mum
bers only regret that do not own the whole work"
Letter from the Hon. Thomas III. Benton
WASHINGTON Cry, April 20, 184e
Mr.. Freeman Hunt-&r: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine, and have found it in reality to be magazine ana
that well replenished of all the useful matter which thu
cearness which delights while 1t instrucs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine In the large acceptation Of tbs
termmerchants who 90 between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge and
view of the state Of the world into daily requston But
1t is not the great merchant only but the more
modest but, nevertheless, Of most useful operaonshe
to abound with the information the pursuit Of his
and the elevation of the mercantile character re-
qures Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomatst and to all who
myself have found it most useful to me in my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit many years Of
carefully consulting it. ,e.sry
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. VIM H Se,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 ell 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. ... E.s.
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly, at 142
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT, and fur
nished to subscribers for Five Dollars year.
MARIA