A shekara ta 1774 an nada shi a matsayin wakili a Majalisar Dinkin Duniya ta farko. Duk da yake ya goyi bayan yarjejeniyar da ba a shigo da ita ba da kuma roƙo na farko ga Sarki, yana goyon bayan sulhu. An mayar da shi zuwa
Majalisa ta biyu a 1775, amma yayin da bambance-bambance tare da Birtaniya suka zama mafi mahimmanci, Majalisa ta fara daukar nauyin da ya fi karfi. A ƙarshe, a ranar 13 ga Nuwamba, 1775, ya rubuta murabus ga Babban Majalisar New Jersey, kuma sun karɓa a ranar 22 ga Nuwamba.