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OSL GANO TO MEIGS

Cincinnati April 28th. 1813

Govr. R. J. Meigs Sir

Yours of the 23d Inst. I recd. by last mail and in answer inform you I marched three companies from the 1st. Brigade and one from the 2d. and one from the 3d. to relieve Majr. Jenkinson agreeably to your orders received the latter part of January last, And with great exertions I have the five companies at St. Marys before the Kentuckians had entirely evacuated that post, the 5 companies exceeded an average of 60 men to a company. I have since marchd three excellent Rifle Companies to join Colonel Mills, agreeably to your orders by adjutant Baylis, one from the first, one from the second, & one from the 3d. Brigades, a part of which companies are now at the Rapids taken on by Genl. Harrison, which are eight companies now out on duty from the first division, agreeably to the late milit: a law, Genl Iiunger informed me some time since he had ordered out a battallion from his Brigade under the command of Majr. Price to be stationed at Green-Ville &c. Genl Whiteman informed me he would order out a detachment from his former Brigade to protect the frontiers of his Brigade. I expect shortly to have report of particular from that quarter & will again communicate to you, I rade the advance to the whole of the eight companies as I informed you and the pay Master of Mills Regt left this place last week with the ballance of the pay to complete two months which he arranged with Mr Hunt. I have a ballance in the bank of upvrards of 1000$ which I think proper to return subject to my order as an emergency I can not get an advance from Hunt for any militia that may be ordered out without an irnence trouble and I have had to get amunition filed and transported and much trouble & expence in getting off the different detacihments and where I have funds if they are small it very much facilitates the getting off an detacht. and after they are off a settlement with the Quartermaster is much easier than to have to apply to him for evry thing & then not get it unless he pleases -- I have about 1200 cartridges on hand and some powder and lead together with some muskets &c. which I expect will be wanted before the summer is over not far from us on the westward I am determined to be vigilent in my duty in every respect and any service, I can render my country they shall have with cheerfulness tho I some times pay dear for my patience[? ]

I am with great respect and esteem your most obt. Huml. Servt

John S Gano
Majr. Genl Commandant
1st Div. OM

His Excellency
R J Meigs
Govr. & commander in Chief
of the State of Ohio
Franklinton