Beneath these walls,

Are deposited the mortal remains of

JOHN ADAMS,

Son of John and Susanna (Boylston) Adams,

Second President of the United States,

Born ¹⁹⁄₃₀ October, 1735.

On the fourth of July, 1776,

He pledged his life, fortune, and sacred honour,

To the Independence of his country.

On the third of September, 1783,