Letter from Joseph Priestley to George Thatcher

Joseph Priestley writes to George Thatcher regarding news from England, where Priestley expects revolution: "The unanimity you speak of in this country does not exist in this neighborhood. The Gentry, indeed, are generally with you, but the lower classes, those who must take the field, had rather fight the English than the French." Priestley also mentions receiving a pamphlet by Dr. Joseph Towers called "Thoughts on National Insanity." Transcript included.