1To Benjamin Franklin from Samuel Cooper, 1 January 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): British Museum In my last of Novr [15] I mention’d the Uses I had made of the...
2From 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...
3To Benjamin Franklin from James Bowdoin, 2 January 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Massachusetts Historical Society I take this opportunity by my Son to express my own...
4To Benjamin Franklin from John Hawkesworth, 5 January 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Bearer, Mr. Ackland, is a Candidate for the Afternoon...
5To Benjamin Franklin from John Foxcroft, 14 January 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Yours of Novr. 7th. I have just receiv’d for which you have...
6Franklin’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...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Sr., 19 January 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I received your kind favour of the 7 and 9 Novr by Which We...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Life, 24 January 1771: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Basinghall St., Jan. 24, 1771. Talked with Mr. Jackson on...
9To Benjamin Franklin from a Committee of the Library Company of Philadelphia, 25 January 1771 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society We are appointed by the Directors of the Library Company of...
10From 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...
11To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Fitzmaurice, 26 January 1771: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL : Historical Society of Pennsylvania <Pall Mall, Saturday evening, Jan. 26, 1771, a note in...
12To Benjamin Franklin from William Henly, 29 January 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I think myself highly honour’d by your very obliging favour,...
13To Benjamin Franklin from William Knox, 29 January 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Inclosed I send you the Plan of the Lands in Georgia claimed...
14List 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...
15To Benjamin Franklin from Isaac Garrigues, 31 January[?] 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Received your Note of winsday Noon. But you may be assured...
16To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Life, 2 February 1771: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society <A long and chatty bill running from November, 1770, to...
17From 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...
18From 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...
19From 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),...
20From 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,...
21From 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,...
22From 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...
23To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Sherwood, 12 February 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library Some Years ago there was a dispute between Lord...
24To Benjamin Franklin from Katherine French, 18 February 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Your very valuable opinion is much desired upon the Work I...
25From 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...
26To Benjamin Franklin from Mrs. William Deane, 1 March [1771–75] (Franklin Papers)
AL : University of Pennsylvania Library Mrs. Deane presents her Compliments to Dr. Franklin with...
27To Benjamin Franklin from Katherine French, 1 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I return you my Thanks for the unquestionable proof you have...
28To Benjamin Franklin from Theodorus Swaine Drage, 2 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (incomplete): American Philosophical Society In this long letter, from a man whom Franklin...
29To Benjamin Franklin from Noble Wimberly Jones, 4 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I take this oportunity to acquaint you that on the 22d. of...
30From 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...
31From Benjamin Franklin to Grace Williams, 5 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., Familiar Letters and Miscellaneous Papers of Benjamin Franklin...
32From 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,...
33To Benjamin Franklin from Noble Wimberly Jones, 7 March 1771: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <March 7, 1771. Encloses two issues of the Gazette dealing...
34To Benjamin Franklin from Michael Collinson, 9 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I return the Soliloquy which is indeed in too many...
35To Benjamin Franklin from Robert Crafton, 11 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I hope you (as an American) have not caught that epidemical...
36To Benjamin Franklin from [Susannah?] Jennings, 20 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
AL : University of Pennsylvania Library Miss Jennings presents Her Compliments to Doctr....
37From Benjamin Franklin to [Susannah?] Jennings, 21 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): American Philosophical Society Immediately on receiving Miss Jennings’ Commands, Dr....
38To Benjamin Franklin from Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas, 22 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (incomplete): American Philosophical Society [ Beginning lost: ] Monsieur, que vous resterez...
39To Benjamin Franklin from William and Mary Hewson, 22 March [1771–74]: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL : University of Pennsylvania Library <March 22, [1771–74 ]: a note in the third person, in...
40To Benjamin Franklin from John Hope, 26 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania As formerly you took the trouble of transmitting some...
41To Benjamin Franklin from Deborah Franklin, 30 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have reseved yours of Jan the 2 and was much plesed to...
42To Benjamin Franklin from William Franklin, 30 March 1771 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society I wrote a few Lines to you by this Packet and enclosed a...
43From 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...
44William Strahan to William Franklin, 3 April 1771: extract (Franklin Papers)
Extract : American Philosophical Society Your Father could not stir in this Business as he is not...
45To Benjamin Franklin from Anthony Todd, 4 April 1771: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL : Historical Society of Pennsylvania <General Post Office, Thursday, April 4, 1771. An...
46To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Galloway, 5 April 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress By Order of the House of Representatives of the Province of...
47To Benjamin Franklin from Alexander Wilson, 14 April 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society By last post we had a Letter from Mr. Kettleby in Dublin,...
48From 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...
49To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Priestley, 19 April 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Haverford College Library I am glad that you have received your Comm Bonon . safe. I thank...
50From 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...