A bronze statue of a man in a long coat and hat, holding a book, stands in front of a white marble wall inscribed with the words "OLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-INTENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED WITH COLONIES AND DECLARE THAT WE ARE ALL FREE AND INDEPENDENT AND FOR THE SUPPORT OF THIS COLONIES AND THE PROTECTION OF RELIANCE, WITH A FIRM RELIANCE, SACRED HONOUR."