Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-14
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| BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
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| mendatosy letters received by the editor from
distinguished statesmen:
| Letter from Hon. HeRry Cfay
ASHLAND, Goth July, l649
DEAR SIR: wish to express to you the graf
| lhcatlon L derived on receiving the July num-
Der of the Merchants Magazine and CONNER
clal REVIEW, from viewing your portrait in the
beginning. and from reading YOUR address to
your friends at Tire 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 a knowledge
| o1 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 lat
| least you have me- if | may not speak for them)
under those obligations; ahd the number of
! your valuable work now before me in some
! degree, satisfies the desire to which have al
| luded. have become quite familiar with the
Magazine and Review and have no hesitation
| In expressing my humble opinion that it is EN-
NEATLY 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 I.
| the merchant, but to the statesman to the cul
| tlvator of the earth, TO the manufacturer. +
I the mariner, in short to all classes of the br
siness and reading community
Entertaining this opinion am glad thatil
mas been. and hope that it may continue 10 be
hoeraliy patronized. Offering you cordial as
! surances OF my esteem and regard I am truly
your friend and obedient servant
freeman Hunt. esq. ii. CLAY
Ertract of n Letter from MtEfqrd FIIImore
Il have read it Merchants Marazipel 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 di-
gested and so accessible as in these numbers
L only regret that | do not own the work -
Letter from tile Hon. Thomas II. Benton
WASHINGTON CITY, April 90 Is49
SIR owe you many thanks for the oppor
tunltles L have had to read the Merchants
Magazine, and have found it in reality te be
Magazine, and that we'll repIenished of all
the useful mattor which the title would imnlv
and presented with fullness and clearpess
which delights while it instructs. 1t is. in
tact merchants magazine in the large ac
eephon Of the term-merchants who 90 be
tween nations, whose Jorge operations hiring