To John Adams from Josiah Bass

Know All Men [By] These Presents, That I, Josiah Bass of Quincy [in the] County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Gentleman

in Consideration of Twenty Dollars paid by John Adams of said Quincy in said County Esqr

the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, sell and convey unto the said John Adams, one third part or share in a Pew in the first Congregational Parish in Quincy, being the first Pew on the Easterly side of the pulpit, and bounded Westerly on the same; Easterly on a pew, formerly Jonathan Rawson’s and Southerly on the Aisle running nearly East and West in front of said Pew; being the share or right in said Pew formerly belonging to Peter B Adams Esqr late of said Quincy deceased.

To have and to hold the afore-granted Premises to the said John Adams his Heirs and Assigns, to his and their Use and Behoof forever.

And I do covenant with the said Adams his Heirs and Assigns, That I am lawfully seized in Fee of the afore-granted Premises; That they are free of all Incumbrances; That I have good Right to sell and convey the same to the said Adams

And that I will warrant and defend the same Premises to the said Adams his Heirs and Assigns forever, against the lawful Claims and Demands of all Persons.

In Witness whereof, I the said Josiah Bass have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Twenty-first Day of October in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty-four