A letter from Abraham Lott, Esqr., contractor for supplying his Majesty's Ships in this port, to this Congress (covering an order of this day from the purser of the ship Asia for provisions,) and requesting the favour that this Congress will be pleased to signify their opinion, whether the order shall be complied with and, also whether he shall be at liberty to supply the said ship with such other provisions as she may, from time to time, have occasion for, for her own use, during her stay in this Colony was read.

Ordered, That Abraham Lott, Esqr., be at liberty to comply with the order for provisions now laid before the Congress, and the Congress declare that Mr. Lott shall be at liberty to furnish such other provisions as above mentioned, to the said Ship Asia, for her own use, while in this port, he laying before the Congress (or the General Committee of New-York if this board should not be sitting,) a list of the Supplies so made from time to time.

To this amendments were proposed, to wit: to add the word (first) between the word he and the word laying, and to obliterate the words so made.

And debates arising thereon, and the question put thereon, it was carried against the amendment.