Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-25
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW

HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW
BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND pRopp1rrop
A FEW complete sets of this Magazine may
IA be obtained at the publishers Office. l4a
Fulton street, New York neatly and substap.
tally bound, for two dollars and a half ner
volume. The following are few of the com.
mandatory letters received by the editor from
distinguished statesmen:
Letter from Hon. Henry Clan.
ASHLAND, Goth July. lS49
DEAR SIR wish to express to YOU the prat-
ifcation derived on receiving the July mum.
Der Of the Merchants Magazine and Commer.
clal Review, from viewing your portrait in the
beginning. and from reading your address 70
your friends at the end of it. When we feoI
under obligations to those who have contrib
uted to our information and Amusement, ne
are naturally DESTROYS to possess a KNOWLEDGE
OF them, OF their appearance of the features
of their countenance, and of the character and
habits OF their mind. which we can ACQUIRE
You have placed your numerous readers (at
least you have me, if | may not speak for them
under those obligations; and the number of
your valuable work now before me. in some.
degree. satisfies the desire to which have al.
luded L have become quite familiar with the
Magazine and Review. and have no hesitatio,
in expressing my humble opinion that it is en-
lnently entitled to the public regard and sup
port. 1t collects and arranges. in good order
a large amount Of valuable statistical an
other information. highly useful, not only
the merchant. but to the statesman to thecuI
tlvator of the earth, to the manufacturer.
the mariner, in short. to all classes of the bl
siness and reading community.
Entertaining this opinion, am glad that
mas been. and hope that it may continue 10 he
literally patronized. Offering YOU cordial as.
surances of my esteem and regard. / am truIv
your friend and obedient servant.
Freeman Hunt, esq. III. CLAY
Eatroct Of a Letter from 11illard Fillmore
Il have read it Merchants Magazine) with
good deal of attention. and have no hesita-
ton IN saying that think it one of the most
valuable periodicals that was ever published
10 the merchant 1t seems quite INDISPENSABLE
and to the statesman and man of general in.
formation almost equally desirable. 1t is a
grand repository of useful facts and informa-
ton, which can be found nowhere so well d.
gested and so accessible as in these numbers
only regret that / do not own the work :,
Letter from tie Hon. Thomas II. Benton
WASHINGTON CRY. April 29. 1919
SIR: owe you many thanks for the onpor.
tunities have had TO read the Merchants
Magazine and have found it in reality tie be
magazine. and that well replenished, of all
the useful mattor which the title would imrlv
and presented with fullness and clearress
which delights while it instructs. II is. in
tact, merchants magazine in the large ae-
cepuon OF the term-merchants who 90 he
tween nations. whose Jorge operations brirg
many departments of knowledge. and view
OF the state of the world into daily reouisi-icn
But 1t is not the great merchant ONLY. but the
one OF more modest. but. nevertheless. of most
useful operations-who will find this magazin
to abound with the information. the pursuit
OF his business and the elevation Of the mer
camille character requires Nor is its utility
at all confined to merchants, bur extends 10
the legislator and dirlonatists and 10 all who
are charged with managing tie affairs of the
nation. For myself. / have found il most use
iul % me IN my senatorial lahors and have
been in the habit for many years of carefully
consulting it. Very respectfully. sir vour
obedient servant THOS. II. BFNTON
FREEMAN Hunt. ESQ.