[Philadelphia] May 22, 1776. [3 o'clock P. M.]
A Petition of George Bryan, Esq; to be appointed the Officer to superintend the Imports and Exports, and other naval Affairs, of the Port of Philadelphia, was presented to the House and read. Ordered to lie on the Table.
1. Hazard, et al., eds., Pennsylvania Archives, 8th series, VIII, 7514, 7516.