Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-27
HUNTS MERCHANTS M.AGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL, REVIEW

HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
By FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
4 FEW complete sets of this Magazine NAV
n be obtained at the publishers Office, l42
Fulton street, New York, neatly and substap.
TALLY bound, for two dollars and 2 half Der
volume. The following are few of the ce,,-
mandatory letters received by the editor from
distinguished statesmen:
Letter from Hon. Hcary CLuy.
ASHLAND. Goth July. lS49.
DEAR SIR: wish to express TO You the graf
ihcation derived on receiving the July num-
Der of the Merchants Magazine and CONNER.
cial Review from viewing your portrait in the
! beginning. and from reading your address to
your friends at the end of it. When we feel
under obligations to those who have contrib
uted to our information and amusement. we
are naturally DESTROYS to possess 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 tat
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 hate 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
large amount of valuable statistical an
other information. highly useful. not only T.
the merchant, bat to the statesman. to the cul
tlvator OF the earth, to the manufacturer
the mariner, in short to all classes of the br
siness and reading community
Entertaining this opinion. am glad that,
has been, and hope that it may continue to be
literally patronized. Offering You cordial as
sarances of my esteem and regard, am truly
your friend and obedient servant
Freeman Hunt, esq. III. CLAY.
Extract Of a Letter from billiard Fillmore
= l have read ii (Merchants' Magazine) with
! good deal OF attention, and have no hesita-
ton in saying that L think it one of the most
valuable periodicals that was ever published
10 the merchant it seemc quite Indispensable.
and to the statesman and man of general in
formation almost equally desirable. II is q
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 the Hon. Thomas IT. Benton
WASHINGTON CRY, April %. ls49.
SIR owe you many thanks for the onpor-
tunitlcs L have had to read the Merchants
Magazine, and have found it in reality te be q
Magazine. and that well replenished. Of all
the useful mattor which the title would imrlv
and presented with fullness and clearness
which delights while it instructs. 1t is. in
tact merchants magazine in the large ac-.
| cephon OF the ternl-merchants who 90 he
tween nations. whose Jorge operations bring
many departments of knowledge. and a view
OF the state OF the world into daily requis jon
But 1t is not the great merchant only hut tie
one OF more modest, but. nevertheless. of most
useful operations-who will frd this macazin
to abound with the information. the pursuit
of his business and the elevation of the ner
camille character requires. Nor is its utility
at all confined to merchants. but extends to
| the legislator and diplomatists and 10 all who
are charged with managing the affairs Of the
nation. For myself, have found it most rsc--
ful to me in my senatorial lahors. and have
been in the habit for many wears of carefully
consulting it. Very resrectfullv sir vour.
obedicnt servant. THOS. II. BENTON
FREEMAN 1IUST. ESQ