An unpublished letter written by Joseph Priestley, the scientist and Unitarian theologian, from Northumberland, Pennsylvania, to his close friend Theophilus Lindsey in July 1794. The letter is clearly part of the sequence of letters Priestley wrote from America between 1794 and 1803 already held by the Library. It is headed 'Letter 5': letters four and six already form part of the collection. Dr Williams's Library holds about two-fifths of the 630 surviving letters written by Priestley, including ninety sent from America. From Lindsey’s shorthand notes on the address panel it is clear that the letter was received by him.
Item Provenance
John Wilson Manuscripts