Below is the transcript of a letter from Christopher Grant to his wife, written April 3 1805. The letter is one in a series of letters that are posted on this website. You can see an image of the original letter.
Charleston April the 3 1805
Dear Polly
I have this day arrived here from Jamaica having bin(sic) captured b the English and carried to that island as Capt. ? is to sail this day I have only time to say this that if you made the insurance? properly? for openly that is to say if you presented the receipt for the money and the a guard to under with on that receipt he must pay the lap I shall find a power of attorney or before I sail which will be in four 5 days for Jamaica in order to buy the brig. I shall ship on something by the first opportunity
Yours
Christopher Grant