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===Continental Congress===
===Continental Congress===
In October 1777, he joined the [[Continental Congress]] at York, Pennsylvania, and, in 1778, wrote the patriotic and successful pamphlet called ''Observations on the American Revolution'', which he published at the beginning of 1779.
In October 1777, he joined the [[Continental Congress]] at York, Pennsylvania, and, in 1778, wrote the patriotic and successful pamphlet called ''Observations on the American Revolution'', which he published at the beginning of 1779.
Shortly after serving in the Congress, in 1780,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=1zG0cX3lckUC&pg=PA100 ]</ref> Morris had one of his legs amputated after a carriage accident. For the rest of his life, Morris walked with a wooden prosthetic or as some called it, a "peg-leg".<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1954/07/28/archives/gift-of-a-peg-leg-uncorks-odd-lore-gouverneur-morris-artificial.html GIFT OF A PEG LEG UNCORKS ODD LORE; Gouverneur Morris' Artificial Limb Inspires Museum Talk by Expert on Subject]</ref> Morris made light of the situation, commenting to a friend:
"My good sir, you argue the matter so handsomely, and point out so clearly the advantages of being without legs, that I am almost tempted to part with the other."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bx2it9S7kVwC&pg=PA401 The Athenaeum], 1889</ref>
==Career==
==Career==