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This collection is made up of two volumes of subscription and business records relating to the Akron, Ohio, printing and publishing business of Horace Canfield and his son Horace Canfield, Jr., between 1842 and 1853.

The volumes include a list of subscribers to newspapers including the American Democrat, with notations about payments. Newspapers not printed by the Canfields are also included, suggesting a wider distribution network. Some lists are noted as "office list," "Post-Office List," "Carrier's List," "Mail List," "Exchange List," and "Office Packages." Some lists are divided by geography, with the bulk of cities being in Ohio, but others including in Massachusetts, New York, Wisconsin, Vermont, and Illinois.

The records document the purchase of newspaper advertisements in the American Democrat, listing the name, ad title, and cost. Other services include job work, with a record of customer names, brief descriptions of the items printed, and costs.