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Asymptotics for an Exponential Generating Function from an Ordinary

I'm interested in taking an ordinary generating function $$F(x)=\sum_{n\geq 1}m_nx^n$$ and converting it to an exponential generating function $$M(x)=\sum_{n\geq 1}m_n\frac{x^n}{n!}.$$ I would then like to say something about the asymptotics of the sequence of numbers $c_n$ defined by $$\sum_{n\geq 1}c_n\frac{x^n}{n!}=\log(1+M(x)).$$ My question is if there is any method for doing this. The specific example I have in mind is the function $$F(x)=\frac{-1-x-\sqrt{1-14x+x^2}}{8}.$$

I know that one can convert from ordinary generating functions to exponential generating functions using the inverse Laplace transform $\mathcal L^{-1}$. Namely, I should have $$M(x)=\mathcal L^{-1}\{F(1/z)/z\}(x).$$ Unfortunately, I don't think I can get a closed-form expression for this inverse Laplace transform in the case I'm considering.