 Judson’s brother, Donald, was a Virginia delegate to the Second Continental Congress, but he suffered from gout and was unable to fulfill his duty, so designated Judson to act in his stead.While attending Congress in Philadelphia, Judson began an affair with Alicia Parkhurst, who now called herself Alice, a former lover of Philip Kent’s.When Tobias Trumbull, Alicia’s uncle, found her, he tried to take her home, which Judson prevented, after which Trumbull challenged Judson to a duel and scheduled it for July 3, 1776.