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religious interests, would come far short of doing him justice. As early 

 as his residence in Auburn, he was so identified with the religious 

 interests there as to be appointed one of the trustees of the Presbyterian 

 Church. 



In 1815 was formed the Cayuga County Bible Society, the first 

 nized in the State of New York, two years before the organization 

 o( the American Bible Society ; and Judge I ,ockwood's name also appears 

 as one of the originators and directors of that organization. 



Of the twenty four first directors of that society, he was the last sur- 

 vivor. The stand he thus took, as indicated by these incidents, he 

 maintained through life. 



Judge Lockwood, with others, started in this State the movement 

 which resulted in the establishment of the Illinois College. His influence 

 and liberality secured it location in Jacksonville ; and while able to 

 attend to the duties, he held the position of President of its board of 

 trustees. 



He took an active part in the planning and organizing each of the 

 three State institutions now located in Jacksonville — the Asylum for the 

 Deaf and Dumb, the Blind and the Insane, and was on the first board 

 of trustees of each of these institutions. And in e^ery place where he 

 has resided in the State, his influence has been a strong, steady, and 

 reliable power for good, always on the side of freedom, temperance, 

 morality, and Christianity. 



For the last twenty-one years, Judge Lockwood has had his residence 

 in Batavia, in an honored old age enjoying his quiet home on the pleasant 

 bank of our river, and rejoicing in every thing that tended to advance 

 the material or moral prosperity of the State he had loved so long, and 

 served so faithfully. On the 23d of April, 1874, he passed away from 

 us in a death as quiet and peaceful as his life with us has been. 



The following account of the action is thus given by Lieut.-Col. Tar- 

 leton in his report to Sir Henry Clinton : 



Dated, Camp on the Bronx, July 2, 1779, eleven P. M. 



Sip. :— I have the honor to inform your excellency, that I moved with the de- 

 tachment you were pleased to entrust me with, consisting of seventy of the 17th 

 light dragoons, part of the legion infantry and cavalry, Queen's rangers, Hussars 

 and some mounted yagers, in all about two hundred, at half past 11 o'clock last 

 night. The weather being remarkably bad, prevented my making North Castle 

 church before 4 o'clock next morning, where I received confirmation of my in- 

 telligence relative to the numbers and situation of Sheldon's regiment and one 

 hundred Continental foot, but no tidings of Mot/land's regiment of dragoons. I 

 pursued my route through Bedford to Poundridge, without any material occur- 

 rence, in the district of the ridge, and within three hundred yards of the enemy, 

 who were not alarmed. My guide in front, mistook the road ; another guide in- 

 formed me of the error, and it was rectified as soon as possible." The enemy's 

 te had noticed our passing their front. The whole regiment was mounted 

 and formed behind the meeting house. An attack was instantly made by the 



