MYSTIC
The Penitentiary House
Trenton, United States
<center><b>Labour, Silence, Penitence</b><br> The Penitentiary House<br> Erected by <i>Legislative</i> Authority<br> <i>Richard Howell</i>, Governor<br> In the XXII Year of Amern Independence<br> MDCCXCVII<br> That those who are feared for their crimes<br> May learn to fear the laws and be useful<br> “Hic Labor hoc opus!”</center>