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The slate and granite tablet is installed near the intersection of Park and Tremont streets, and measures approximately 15 x 5 x 20 ft. An inscription reads:
In or about / the year of our Lord / One thousand six hundred / thirty and four / the then present inhabitants / of Town of Boston of whom / the Honble(sic) John Winthrop Esqr. / Govnr. of the Colony was chiefe(sic) / did treate(sic) and agree with / Mr. William Blackstone / for the purchase of his / Estate and rights in any / Lands lying within said / neck of Land called / Boston / after which purchase the / Town laid out a plan for / a trayning(sic) field which ever / since and now is used for / that purpose and for / feeding of cattell(sic) / The deposition of John Odlin and others Concerning / the sale of Blackstone's land known as Boston Common.The artwork was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1997.
John Winthrop Boston Common Boston Smithsonian Institution Save Outdoor Sculpture! William Blackstone