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OSL WILL YOUNG TO MEIGS

October 3 1812 fort megs

there is an expres come of Cox left this place from stoney crick requesting some of there friends here to come to there assistence without delay as they expect a large body of enemy is at hand by the sound there noise father you told me to lay stil but I stil watch to give you al the intellegence I can Capt crane said mabe it was some of his peopl from the big rock he says mabe it is them and mabe it is not if it is it wil son be nown if wont stop us from useing all menes to take our enimies friend I am useing all menes as you know for peace according to your de- sire he wants you to send all the help you can from urbannah and send back word that you desires him to do withot out your direction he can do nothing NB My friend you wisht to se your ennemy and now they are here I expect and assistence cant be too soon send word back by the bearer as soon as possibel this is Cranes request that I have rote

Capt Cranes mark [the mark]

Will young

NB he let me know that one man had gone to Sandusky without his knowledge or liberty to se about his cattle and corn ad he expects him back to day as his family is here

To Governor Megs