to and is actually about to make a deed of trust of certain 
property in said deed specified for the support and maintenance 
of his wife Susanna Stafford who hath separated herself 
from him, to the said George Branning, and which appears 
more at large in said deed (Reference thereto being had will 
appear) bearing even date with these presents and whereas 
the the said John M. Was unwilling to make such provision by deed 
for his said wife unless indemnified against all damage, costs 
& charges, whatever to be sustained in and about her 
support and maintenance from and after the Twentieth of May of the 
present year for and during the residue and remainder of her life 
and also to be indemnified against all liability or account 
of any debts, dues, damages, or demands of her creating or 
contracting during the term and time aforesaid or any demand 
for board support, or maintenance of her children, at any time 
or times while they or any of them remain in her care, charge 
custody or keeping -- and the said George Branning consented 
if the said Stafford would execute the deed of trust aforesaid 
to hold him harmless in the premises, and in consideration thereof 
and for the further consideration of five dollars in hand paid to 
the said Branning by the s’d Stafford at and before the 
ensealing of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, 
bound himself so to do.  Now if the said George and William Branning 
or either of them shall in all things bear the said John M. 
Stafford harmless, and free, from all damages, costs and charges 
in the condition of this bond set forth them this obligation to 
be void Else to remain in full force and virtue in Law
			Executed above for want of room
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of					Georg Branning (Seal)
    Sam’l Y. Garey				William Branning (Seal)
    Horace Smith
	 his
    James x Aiken
	 mark