[Philadelphia] Wednesday 27 Decr. A Motion was made to allow an Importation of Salt into Virginia, an Amendt offered that the Allowance should be general, this Amendt was strongly opposed by [Thomas] Lynch & others & large Argmts upon it, the further Considn deferred till Friday 2... this Day, it is said, the King's Post finally stopt & the Postmasters shut up the Office ー
1. Richard Smith's Diary, LC.
2. There is no mention of a motion or an amendment in the Journals of the Continental Congress for this day.
