Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-31
MERCHANTS MaGAZTn-,
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW

AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW
| BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PRopRrr-c,
A FEW complete sets Of this Magazine n.
IA be obtained at the publishers Office ~
Fulton street, New York, neatly and substg,
TALLY bound, for two dollars and half -
volume. The following are a few of the ci,
mandatory letters received by the editor fro
distinguished statesmen:
Letter from Hon. Henry CIav
ASHLAND. Goth July. l349
DEAR SIR: wish to express to you the GA.
ifcation | derived on receiving the July r.
Der OF the Merchants Magazine and Comm.
cial Review, from viewing your portrait in tho
beginning. and from reading your address >
your friends at the end of 1t. When we g,
under obligations to those who have cop.rI.
uted to our information and amusement. y.
are naturally DESTROYS to possess knoWle6,o
OF them, OF their appearance, of the feature.
OF their countenance, and of the character ard
habits of their mind. which we can ACQUIRE
You have placed your numerous readers IS,
least you have me, if may not speak for them
under those obligations; and the number az
your valuable work now before me. in soma
degree, satisfies the desire to which have Al.
luded. have become quite familiar with H.
Magazine and Review and have no besitatio,
In expressing my humble opinion that it is EN-
inently entitled to the public regard and SUD
port 1t collects and arrangcs, in good order
large amount Of valuable statistical an,
other information, highly useful, not only :
the merchant, but to the statesman to the cul
tlyator of the earth, to the manufacture
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 NAV continue "a Lo
ilberaliy patroniZed. Offering YOU cordial =
surances OF my esteem and regard, am trrl,
your friend and obedent servant.
freeman Hunt, esq. UCIAy
Ea1ract Of a Letter from NiVard irTXuorc
=" have read it Merchants Magazinel with
good deal OF attention, and have no h.sito
ton in saying that think il one Of the p,o',
valuable periodicals that was ever published
10 the merchant it seems quite indispepsablo
ana TO the statesman and man of general in.
FORMATION almost equally desirable II is 3
grand repository of useful facts and inforna-
ton, which can be found nowhere so well n.
gested and so accessible as in these numbers
L only regret that / do not own the work
Letter from fhs Hon. Thomas IT. Benton.
WASHINGTON CITY, April %. 1879
CIR owe you many thanks for the oppor.
tuHiiles nave Hau 10 read the Merchant
Magazine, and have found il in reality te he -
Magazine, and that well replenshed. of al
the useful mattor which the title would imrly
and presented with a fullness and clearne,.
which delights while it instructs. II j.. in
tact, merchants magazine in the large a.
cepuon OF the term-merchants who 90 he
tween nations, whose Jorge operations bring
many departments of knowledge. and view
OF the state OF the world into daily reQui>i !,
But 1T is lot the great merchant ONLY. hut y
one OF more modest but. nevertheless. of no..
useful orerations-whO will find this magaz.
TO abound with the information. the prrsri,
OF his business and the elevation of The mcr
camille character requires. Nor i is n iliy
at all confined 10 merchants but extclds 20
the legislator and diploI, atists. and 10 all vi
are charged with managing the affairs Of H.,
nation. For myself I have found il mos rse.
tul 10 me III my senatorial lahors. and lave
been In the habit for many years of Carefully
consulting it. Very respectfully. sir ,crr
oeed'ent servant, TlIOS. III. BENTON.
FREEMAN IrNT. ESQ