I do hereby manumit and entirely set Free to his own Liberty my son George Bush whom I Purchased of William Harper of Little Creek Hundred in the County of Kent and State of Delaware Witness my Hand and Seal this 15th of May 1802. Cesar Bush his mark

Witness present J Bellack

State of Delaware Kent County } I do Certify that Ceasar Bush appeared before me John Lowber one of the Justices of the peace for said County and them and there Acknowledged the above Manumission as his Act and Deed for the Use and purpose therein mentioned Given under my Hand and Seal at Dover the 15th day of May 1802.

Recorded 25th May 1802 John Lowber

A True Copy Attest. Abraham Ridgely Recorder

Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947, Kent County, Roll: 788, Image 411, Book G, Vol 2, Page 172. Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61025/images/31303_221875-00410?pId=2439065

Transcribed 9 Sep 2024 by Nancy Maliwesky