1From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 28 August 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Massachusetts Historical Society The Bearer, Mr Harrison, is a young Gentleman of good...
2From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 7 July 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Massachusetts Historical Society Dr Franklin presents his Compliments to Mr Adams, and sends...
3From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 11 May 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; copy: Library of Congress I am honoured with your...
4From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 6 August 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; AL (draft): Library of Congress; copies: National Archives...
5From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 11 June 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; AL (draft) and two press copies: Library of Congress; two...
6From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 22 October 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I have written to...
7From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 5 June 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; AL (draft): Library of Congress I have received the honour...
8From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 19 May 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; AL (draft), press copy, and incomplete copy: Library of...
9From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 16 August 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; AL (draft): Library of Congress; copy: Library of Congress...
10From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 5 October 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I congratulate...
11From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 31 August 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; AL (draft): Library of Congress; copy: Library of Congress...
12From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 12[–16] October 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Massachusetts Historical Society I received the Letter your Excellency did me the honour of...
13From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 30 June 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Massachusetts Historical Society; AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress This is to...
14From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 12 August 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress Since my last of...
15From Benjamin Franklin to [Antoine-Jean Amelot de Chaillou], [11 September 1781] (Franklin Papers)
Incomplete copy: Library of Congress Departure without paying them a very considerable Sum, due...
16From Benjamin Franklin to Deacon M. Auer, 18 July 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter you did me the Honour of Writing...
17From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Bache, 13 September 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Bristol Rhode Island Historical Society; AL (draft): Library of Congress I received yours of...
18From Benjamin Franklin to Richard and Sarah Bache, 14 May 1781 (Franklin Papers)
Incomplete AL (draft): Library of Congress; incomplete AL : American Philosophical Society;...
19From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Blake, 22 August 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress The Congress having judged that the private Trade...
20From Benjamin Franklin to John Bondfield, 30 July 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received your Favour of the 21. Inst. and return...
21From Benjamin Franklin to John Bondfield, 25 October 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I have just...
22From Benjamin Franklin to Madame Brillon, 1 October 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society J’ai reçu votre petite chere Epitre, ma bonne fille, datté a...
23From Benjamin Franklin to Madame Brillon, 12 October 1781 (Franklin Papers)
L : American Philosophical Society Je reçois hier au soir la precieuse Lettre de ma chere fille,...
24From Benjamin Franklin to Madame Brillon, 7[–15] June 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Yale University Library; AL (extract): American Philosophical Society J’ai ete hier au soir...
25From Benjamin Franklin to Madame Brillon, [before 1 July 1781] (Franklin Papers)
AL : Hôtel des Commissaires-Priseurs, Paris (1970) ; AL (draft): American Philosophical Society...
26From Benjamin Franklin to Jacques and Anne-Louise Brillon de Jouy, 30 October 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Je vous remercie bien, mon cher & respectable Ami, de votre...
27From Benjamin Franklin to ——— Brochier, 24 August 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress On Enquiry this Day I do not find that you have yet...
28From Benjamin Franklin to Moses Brown, 6 August 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received yours of the 23d past, acquainting me with...
29From Benjamin Franklin to Edmund Burke, 15 October 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and two copies: Sheffield Central Library; two copies: Library of Congress I received but a...
30From Benjamin Franklin to William Carmichael, 24 August 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and two copies: Library of Congress On looking over your Letters I am asham’d to find...