The charter of the LYMAN LOCKE Post, No. 82, Department of New Hampshire, dated 17 November 1884. This is a replacement, issued on 28 June 1899. A note on the very bottom indicated that this Post lost their original charter in a fire. The charter itself doesn't list a town, but this Post was located in Strafford, NH. Newspaper accounts do indicate that their hall was destroyed in a fire in the spring of 1898.
The names of the 16 charter members are as follows:
| Emery B. Bruce John W. Avery William A. Foss John S. Foss George F. Johnson John W. Locke Enoch Evans Dana L. Drew | Charles W. Brewster Ira Foss Jesse M. Knowles Luther C. Critchett James Foss William B. Caverly Darius W. Tuttle George T. Armstrong |
The namesake of this post was Lyman Locke, who was a resident of Barrington, NH when he enlisted on 2 Oct 1861 and was mustered in as a 2nd Lt of Co. G, 8th NH Infantry on 23 Dec 1861. During his service, he was promoted to 1st lieut, on 4 Mar 1863, and to captain, on 16 Dec 1863. He was mustered out on 29 Sept 1864. He died on 29 Oct 1876, in Barrington, and was buried in the Gonic Village Cemetery.
Noted in papers as having participated in Memorial Day activities in May 1909, they had disbanded prior to April 1910.
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