Letter from Daryl Mogranie to Maria

i have escaped from the imprisonment of the americans....i have little time to write this letter or they will find me, i have seen many ships leaving the dock of New York and are apparently heading for Nova Scotia so i have decided to go on, and hopefully they will not notice me when i get on board with the rest of the loyalists. do not worry maria i am coming but it will be a while before i get there....