Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-19
Letter from Hon. Henri ClQv.

ASHLAND 10Th July, leg,
Dear Sir: wish to express to you he graf fca,ion
l derived on receiving the July number of the Mc-
chants Magazine and Commercial Review. from view
ing your portrait In the beginning, and FRI reading
your address to your friends at he end of il. WAen
We feel under obligations to those who have contrh
uted to our information aud anu ment ". Are NAT
urally DESTROYS to possess know ledge of thu n Of
their appearance, of the features of their councn-
ance, and of the character and hH bits Of their mind
which we can acquire. You have placed your mum
erous readers tat least you have Inc, il mas not
speak for theD') under those obligations; and the
mum Der Of your valuable work now before me in
some degree, sat sizes the desire to hch have au
died.
/ have become quite familiar with the Magazine
and Review, and have no hesitation in cxI ressug my
humble opinion that il is emineDty entitled to the
public regard ard support. 1t collects and nrrapces
in good order, large amount of valuable statistical
and other information highly useful only to the
merchant but to the statesman TO the cutiva'or OF
the earth, to the manufacturer. to the mariner in
short to all classes of the busr and reading COM
munty
Entertaining this opinion, ] am glad that il Ia.
been and hope that it may continue 10 b. literally
pstronized.
Offering you cordial assurances OF my esteem and
regard, am truly your friend and obedicut servant
Freeman Hunt, esq. II. CLAY.
Extract Of a Letter from Mliiard F1llmor,
81 have read it (Merchants MagnziDe) with q
good deal Of attention, and have hcitaton in sar
ing that think it of the most valuable period
Gals that published To the merchant II
seems quite Indispensable, and TO The statesmHn and
man of general information a,mo't equally DE- irabie
1t is grand repository Of useful facts and informa
ton, which can be found nov here well oycstel
and so accessible as in these numb rs. only regret
that i do lot own the whole WORK"
Letter from The Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
WAsHISGrCS CITY, April 20, 1879
Mr.. Freeman Hunt. SIR: owe Hou many thanks
for the opportuniti' have bal read The Merchants
Mag8 zine. and have q und IL in r. s;ity 10 lie Mays.
zine, and that we'll rel leDi>hed Of all the usefl
matter which the title would imply. and presented
with fullne and clesrDess HIGH delights while IL
instructs 1t is, in fact . mere hant's magazine in
the large acceptation Of the nts bo 10
between nations, hose large ope rnti bring many
departments of knowledge and view of the ststr of
the world. into driIy rrquisiiioD But il the
great merchant only, but the Of NOR modett,
but nevertheless. of most useful opprsti ns-tIs
merchant ofthe interior also-who Will nnd this ma
gazine 10 abound with the information The pursuit
Of his business and the elevation Z the mercapte
character requires Nor IFS utility ut al cop6ped
to merchants but extends 10 the legislator and dplo
matist, and 10 ell who are oh- rred with managing
the affairs Of the nation. For myself, have found
it most useful to me In my equatorial lSbDrs, al
bsve been in the habit for pssy years Of r1ully
| consulting IL.
! Very respectfully, sir, yyoaI obedf mt srv Mt:
Letter from the Hon. Vim. IT. Serard.
MY Dear Sir: Have the gosdness TO piece my name
on your list of subscribers for the Merehsnts Msga
zine regard ie ss n invaluable work for the use
of all Who would updersts nd MT m, RELY com Iu&rcal
operations in this e1teI ding country. but the bsca
and q mmereal questions involved in the acminit
trs,iou ofthe government
lam, uih great respect ,nnr humble rrvsnt
WILLIAM "a SEWARD.