It is a little unfortunate that your sister kept her own name.

Had it been otherwise, I might have said that her husband was captain of one of my ships.

But he is unfortunately not unknown here.

After Martin's flight from Nantes, a claim was made by the committee of public safety at Nantes for the Henriette.

Fortunately your brother-in-law had dated his bill of sale to me a fortnight before he left.