Prison Ship Martyrs Monument

View of the inscription on the cornerstone of the old vault of the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Fort Greene Park: "In the name of the Spirits of the departed Free. Sacred to the memory of that portion of American Seamen, Soldiers & Citizens who perished in the cause of Liberty & their country on board the prison ships of the British (during the revolutionary war) at the Wallabout. This is the corner stone of the vault which contains their relics, erected by the Tammany Society or Columbian order of the City of New York. The ground for which was bestowed by John Jackson. Nassau Island, Season of Blossoms year of Discovery the 316th of the Institution the 19th & of American Independence the 32nd, April the 6th 1808. Wallabout Committee: Jacob Vandervoort, John Jackson, Burdet Stryker, Issachar Cozzens, Robert Townsend, Benjamin Watson, Samuel Cowdrey. Williams & David Campbell Builders."