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Morris was a valuable member of the Continental Congress where he specialized in financial affairs and military procurement, serving in Congress's war department and as the chairman of the Secret Committee of Trade. The Continental Congress hired Morris's firm (Willing and Morris) to supply the Continental Army with arms and ammunition. Pamphleteer Thomas Paine and others would later vehemently criticize Morris for supplying the Continental Army because Morris profited greatly from the war. Although he was never tried for this apparent conflict of interest, Morris's reputation was severely weakened. In 1781 Morris was appointed the Superintendent of Finance (modern day Secretary of the Treasury), with a goal to solve the national debt crisis. ----

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