A note in Jay's hand and signed by him, which appears on the title sheet of Jay's correspondence with Carmichael, reads: "Care should be taken of these Papers - they include Letters to and from William Carmichael - a man who mistook cunning for wisdom; and who in pursuing his Purposes, preferred the guidance of artifice and simulation, to that of Truth and Rectitude - He finally yielded to intemper ance and died a bankrupt."
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United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829