Mary Melvin affidavit

Collection — Box: Multi 08, Folder: 01

Identifier: MS-0174

Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains an affidavit from Mary Melvin regarding a cutting her father, John Nowland, took of a fig tree from the grounds of Wakefield, George Washington’s birthplace, in the 1860s. No part of a fig tree is included.

Dates

Creation: 1921 January 18

Access restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Publication rights

Copyright has not been assigned to Washington College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Washington College as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Biographical Information

Mary E. Nowland Melvin (1860-1926) was the daughter of John Nowland (1815-1901) and Sarah Ann Coleman Nowland (1828-1907), farmers in Kennedyville, Maryland. Mary became a school teacher until her marriage to Milton Melvin, who was the School Superintendent.