1From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 2 January 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This is just to acknowledge the Receipt of your kind Letter...
2Franklin’s Account of His Audience with Hillsborough, 16 January 1771 (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society Almost exactly three years earlier, on January 20, 1768, Lord...
3From Benjamin Franklin to William Knox, 26 January 1771: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): Historical Society of Pennsylvania <Craven St., Jan. 26, 1771. Is directed by the...
4List of Papers Relating to Georgia, [after 29 January 1771]: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society <After Jan. 29, 1771: a list in Franklin’s hand, by title...
5From Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin, 5 February 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Massachusetts Historical Society I am very sensible of the Honour done me by your House of...
6From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Cooper, 5 February 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : British Museum I have just received your kind Favour of Jan. 1. by Mr. Bowdoin, to whom I...
7From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, 5 February 1771 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., The Works of Benjamin Franklin ... (10 vols., Boston, 1836–40),...
8From Benjamin Franklin to John Winthrop, 5 February 1771 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from The Columbian Centinel , July 30, 1825. I duly received your favour of October 26,...
9From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwalader Evans, 10 February 1771 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Samual Hazard, ed., Hazard’s Register of Pennsylvania , XVI , no. 5 (August 1,...
10From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Rhoads, 10 February 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I received your kind Favour of Nov. 9. and am glad to...
11From Benjamin Franklin to Katherine French, 26 February 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library After so full an Opinion in favour of your Friend’s Work from the...
12From Benjamin Franklin to Noble Wimberly Jones, 5 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I duly received your several Favours of Oct. 9. and...
13From Benjamin Franklin to Grace Williams, 5 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., Familiar Letters and Miscellaneous Papers of Benjamin Franklin...
14From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Sr., 5 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I suppose Jonathan has told you that the Lottery is drawn,...
15From Benjamin Franklin to [Susannah?] Jennings, 21 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): American Philosophical Society Immediately on receiving Miss Jennings’ Commands, Dr....
16From Benjamin Franklin to [Noble Wimberly Jones?, March? 1771]: fragment; résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS (conclusion only): National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution <No place or...
17From Benjamin Franklin to a Committee of the Library Company of Philadelphia, 16 April 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I received yours of Jan. 25: with a Catalogue of Books to be...
18From Benjamin Franklin to Jeremiah Meyer, [before 20 April 1771] (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Historical Society of Pennsylvania One of the great difficulties in knowing Franklin...
19From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 20 April 1771 (Franklin Papers)
AL (incomplete draft ): American Philosophical Society It is long since I have heard from you....
20From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Galloway, 20 April 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library It is an Age since I have heard from you. But the long-continu’d...
21From Benjamin Franklin to Humphry Marshall, 22 April 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I duly received your Favours of the 4th. of October and the 17th....
22From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 1 May 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Franklin rarely castigated his wife as overtly as in the...
23From Benjamin Franklin to John Pownall, 8 May 1771: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft ): American Philosophical Society <Craven Street, May 8, 1771, a note in the third...
24From Benjamin Franklin to John Canton, 12 May 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library Dr. Ingenhauss and myself purpose to set out on Friday next to...
25From Benjamin Franklin to the Massachusetts House of Representatives Committee of Correspondence, 15 May 1771 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., The Works of Benjamin Franklin ... (10 vols., Boston, 1836–40),...
26From Benjamin Franklin to Jean-Baptiste LeRoy, 17 May 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society It is long since I have had the Pleasure of hearing from...
27From Benjamin Franklin to Isaac Smith, 17 May 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Being greatly hurried in preparing for my Journey, I have...
28From Benjamin Franklin to a Committee of the Library Company of Philadelphia, 5 June 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Maine Historical Society Inclos’d is an Invoice of the Books shipp’d for the Library...
29From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 5 June 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have lately made a Journey of a Fortnight, to Birmingham,...
30From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, 10 June 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Public Record Office During Franklin’s correspondence with leading Bostonians over the past...