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| | David Humphreys |
 | | HUMPHREYS, David, poet, born in Derby, Connecticut, in July, 1752; died in New Haven, Connecticut, 21 February, 1818. |
 | | It was owing to the influence of this patron that he was appointed in 1784 secretary of legation to Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, who were sent to negotiate treaties of commerce and amity with European powers, he was absent on this mission two years, residing chiefly in Paris and London. |
 | | Returning in 1786, Humphreys represented his town in the legislature, and joined with the "Hartford Wits" in producing the "Anarchiad" and other satiric verse. |
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