Order that the petition of William Pitts to allow his agent to bring Pitts's effects from Nova Scotia be granted and that all commanders of armed vessels not molest or impede the agent; attested by John Avery.; True Copy
Proclamation that appoints a day of public fasting, humiliation and prayer, in part for the success of the establishment of a government in the Republic of France; countersigned by John Avery, Jr., secretary.
Warrant to pay Jonathan Watson for riding express to New Hampshire; signed by John Avery, [Jr.], Henry Gardner, A[rtemus] Ward, and others.; Printed form
Warrant to pay the members of the Council for travel and attendance from 9 Sept. to 25 Oct. 1777; signed by John Avery, [Jr.], A[rtemus] Ward, S[amuel] Holten, Henry Gardner, and others.; Printed form
Encloses two private letters [not present] and requests their return; informs him that [Thomas] Cushing and [John) A[very],[ Jr.], "are both of the [Massachusetts] Council, and very respectable Characters."
Commission as an ensign in the First Brigade, Seventh Division, Worcester County militia; countersigned by John Avery, Jr.; [on verso]: certification by Jonathan Warner, 24 Sept. 1794, that Jenks took the required oath.; Printed form; bound in Sparks, Life of Washington, vol. 1; erratum on microfilm: recto of document not filmed.
Resolution that grants the petition of Joseph Dane, a prisoner for debt, to receive the sums paid by his creditor to the jailkeeper for Dane's support; signed by Artemus Ward, James Bowdoin, and John Avery, Jr.; "True Copy"