[Philadelphia] Thursday, February 29,1776
Agreeable to the order of the day, the Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the letter from General Washington, [of the 9th instant,] and the trade of the colonies after the 1st of March, and, after some time spent thereon, the president resumed the chair, and Mr.[Samuel] Ward reported that the committee had taken into consideration the matters referred to them, but not having come to a conclusion, desired him to move for leave to sit again.
Resolved, That this Congress will, to morrow, resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to take into their further consideration the letter from General Washington, and the state of the trade of the colonies.