Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-06
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
EstabliSIed july, 1889,
BY FREKMAa HUNT, EDITOR AND PRoPRIETo

BY FREEMAR HUNT, EDITOR AND PRoPRIETOA. +.
UHE Number for December, 1850, completed the TWEEN
il ty-third semiannual volume. The work has been
enlarged since its In july 1885, and each
volume contains more than hundred large 90
obtained at the publishers Office 142 Fulton street. New
York, neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
half per volume.
The following are few Of the many commendatory let
received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
Letter from The Hon Henry Clay.
ASHLAND, 10th July, lS4s.
Dear Sir: wish to express to you the qualification
derived receiving the July number Of the Merchsnt
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait In the beginning and from reading your address
TO your friends at the end off When feel OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to our nfoms
ton and amusement we are naturally desrous to possess
all the knowledge of them of their appearance of the e
lures OF their countenance and OF the and ha
Its of their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have me, II may
not speak for them) under those oblgatons and ths
number Of your valuable work before me, in some
oegree, satisfies the desire to which have alluded IL
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
review, and have hesitation in expressing my humbs
OPINION tnat II Is emnenty entitled to the public regard
support collects and good ORDER large
amount OF valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
man. 10 the cuyaor OF the EARTH to the manufacturer,
to the Mariner In short to all classes of the and
reading community. sHl.I1 .
Entertaining this opinion am glad has BEEN and
hope that it may continue to be- literally patronized
Offering you cordial Of my esteem and 70
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant
Freeman Hunt, esq II. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. 1ilzard Fillmore
"I have read It (hIerchants' Magazine) with good
deal of attention. and have hesitation In saying that
think it of the most valuable periodicals that
published To the merchant 1t seems quite indis
pensabe and to the statesman and of general nfor
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
of useful facts and information, which be found
where well digested and accessible in these num-
bers only regret that do not own the whole work."
Letter from the Hon. Thomas H. Benton.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1849
Sir WAN mar nka fnY
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine, and have found it in reality be magazine
that well replenshed, Of all the useful matter which ths
cearness which delights while 1t nsructs 1t s 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
1t not the great merchant only, but the of
modest but nevertheless of most useful operatonsthe
merchant Of the interior alsowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit OF his bus
and the elevation Of the mercantile character
qures Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
the legislator and dipomats and to all who
charged with managing the affairs Of the nation For
myself have found most useful to me in my senate
rial abors and have been In the habit for many years Of
carefully consulting it.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant
THOMAS II. BENTON
Letter from Hon. Vim. II. Ss,oard
My Dear Sir Have the goodness to place my name en-
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
ment.
am, with great respect, your humble servants
freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM Il. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly, at l42
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT and fur.
nshed to subscribers for Five Dollars year. in advance
mar "a