We the undersigned Citizen of the Southern Part of the Counties of Mercer and Auglaize Ohio would respectfully Pray your honorable Body for the Establishment of a Cross Mail from Fort Recovery in Mercer County through the Town of St. Henry and S^t Johns to Minster in auglaize County intersecting the Piqua and Fort Wayne Mail at Minster. And the Mail from granville in Dark County North through Fort. Recovery montezuma Celena & to van Wert. The Lenght of the Service on this route would b twenty two Miles running through the Most Wealthy and tickest Setled Part of the County who have no means of obtaining Mail Matters with out a great inconviniance having now to travel a Distance from Six to Eight Miles to reach an office. And it is beleived that the income from Such a route would be as great if not greater in Porportion to distance and Amount of Service to Most Mail Routes in this Section of the Country and the Establishment of such a route would be of great Conviniance and much to interest of those Residing on or near Said route as well as to the Public generally. And your Petitioner would further Pray that Henry Beckman may be appointed deputy for the office at St Henry and Mathias gast for the office at St: Johns and that the Mail may be Carried as follows Leeve Minster on Monday at Say Eight o Clock A.M. and return next day or Leave Fort Recovery on Monday at Eight AM. and return next day, for which your Petitioners humble Pray.