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May 10, 2000
Ms. Sonia Lee
Division of Corporate Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Mail Stop 4-8
Washingto, D.C. 20549
Re: Ohio Legacy Corp
Registration Statement on Form SB-2
File No. 333-88863
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 477 of the rules and regulations enacted
under the Securities Act of 1933, Ohio Legacy Corp (the "Company") hereby
requests that its Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed December 14, 1999
(File No. 333-88863) be withdrawn. The Company has not sold any of the
securities covered by the Registration Statement. The Company seeks to withdraw
the Registration Statement because it has not received the minimim number of
subscriptions for common shares required to close the offering.
Please forward the Commision's order granting withdrawal of the Form
SB-2 to the undersigned.
Ohio Legacy Corp
By: /s/ L. Dwight Douce
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L. Dwight Douce, President and
Chief Executive Officer