Lee and Lovell, were a committee to arrange the Articles of Confederation, (after they had been agreed to by Congress) alter the pharseology, without, however, altering the sense and report them complete; This was done on the 18th November; on the 17th of the same month the same committee reported a circular letter from Congress to the several States to accompany the articles. t

In the spring and summer of 1778, Mr. Duane had an attack of sickness and did not return to Congress until November, 1778, having been re-appointed a delegate on the 16th October preceding. His attendance at this time was particularly urged by the Governor and his fellow Delegates on account of the Vermont dispute, with which he was thoroughly acquainted. He attended Congress until September, 1779, when having obtained leave of absence, he returned home ona short visit. In October of the same year, he, John Morin Scott, and Egbert Benson were appointed, by the Legislature, commissioners. to collect evidence for New-York in the controversy with Vermont. In November he was re-appointed delegate, attended Congress

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until sometime in the winter of 1780, when he returned home to execute the commission with which he was entrusted the preceding October. He spent some time in this duty and in arranging the evidence collected and set out to rejoin Congress on the 13th of April. On his way to Philadelphia, he stopped at Morristown, then the head-quarters of the army and found there on a visit to General Wasuineron, the French Minister, his Secretary Marbois and the Spanish Agent Don Juan Mirales. For their entertainment a review and ball were had. It was this session that he completed his brief in the Vermont case, but the matter was not argued before Congress until September following, and then ineffectually as regarded Vermont, who refused to appear or submit to the decision of Congress; in effect, however, it put an end to any further serious claims of New Hampshire or Massachusetts in that quarter.