"... upon the whole, I think it a Work that may be of good Use here, by giving the Parliament and Ministry a clearer Knowledge and truer Notion of our Disputes; and of lasting Use in Pensylvania as it affords a close and connected View of our Public Affairs, and may spread and confirm among our People, and especially in the rising Generation, those Sentiments of Liberty that one would wish always to prevail in Pensyvlvania. It is also a full Refutation of Smith's Brief State and Brief View, without doing the Author the Honour of taking the least Notice of him or his Work." - BF to Isaac Norris, 9 Jne 1759.