This dissertation deals with Benjamin Franklin's interest in Canada, and its relations with Britain and France, between 1745 and 1790.

This dissertation covers the time period from David Hall's arrival in Philadelphia as Franklin's employee and business partner, to Hall's purchase of Franklin's share of the printing business and later career. Kany shows that Franklin's printing reputation was enhanced by the work of David Hall.

This dissertation describes Pratt as the first English novelist to introduce the theme of the American Revolution as material for fiction, and mentions that Pratt, using the name Courtney Melmoth, met Benjamin Franklin in Paris.