N‐Protected cysteines 4a–c each with a free sulfhydryl group were prepared in 70–75% yields by treatment of l‐cysteine with 1‐(benzyloxycarbonyl) benzotriazole (Cbz‐Bt) 1a, N‐(tert‐butyloxy‐carbonyl)benzotriazole (Boc‐Bt) 1b, and 1‐(9‐fluorenylmethoxy‐carbonyl)benzotriazole (Fmoc‐Bt) 1c, respectively. N‐Protected, free sulfhydryl cysteines 4a–c were then converted into the corresponding N‐protected, free sulfhydryl cysteinoylbenzotriazoles 7a–c (70–85%), which on treatment with diverse amino acids and dipeptides afforded the corresponding N‐protected, free sulfhydryl N‐terminal cysteine dipeptides 8a–e and tripeptides 8f–h in 73–80% yields. N‐Protected, free sulfhydryl cysteine‐containing dipeptides 9a,b were converted into the corresponding N‐protected, free sulfhydryl dipeptidoylbenzotriazoles 10a,b (69–81%), which on treatment with amino acids, dipeptides, and a tripeptide afforded internal cysteine tripeptides 11a–c, tetrapeptides 11d,e and pentapeptide 11f, each containing a N‐protected, free sulfhydryl groups in 70–90% yields under mild conditions. Treatment of N‐protected, free sulfhydryl cysteinoylbenzotriazole 7a with diamines 12a,b afforded directly the cysteine‐containing disulfide‐bridged cyclic peptides 14a,b in 50% yields.