"No other work has assessed the Scottish 18th century contribution to the development of America on the scale of the present book. Professor Brock, who has been a Visiting Professor in Michigan, Washington, and Maryland, and is author of several standard historical works on the United States, is uniquely qualified to collate, describe, and evaluate the primary sources for such a study. ... The text, while primarily a description of the source material, can usefully be read as a general account. For the researcher it will prove invaluable, providing a synoptic view of the archives, and pointing out many potentially fruitful paths to explore."--Book jacket.