. ▁Iron ically , ▁R ector ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁" Second " ▁to ▁Henry ▁Con way ▁in ▁his ▁ill ▁f ated ▁du el ▁with ▁C ritt enden . ▁ ▁Ar ming ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Milit ia ▁Iz ard ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁milit ia ▁had ▁few ▁arms , ▁and ▁he ▁immediately ▁wrote ▁to ▁the ▁War ▁Department ▁for ▁weapons ▁and ▁am mun ition ▁to ▁supp lement ▁" some ▁boxes ▁of ▁both ▁depos ited ▁in ▁a ▁Mer chant ' s ▁W are house " ▁in ▁Little ▁Rock . ▁The ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁refused ▁Iz ard ' s ▁request ▁since ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁received ▁" returns " ▁of ▁the ▁milit ia ▁strength ▁in ▁the ▁Territ ory . ▁The ▁failure ▁to ▁file ▁complete ▁records ▁with ▁the ▁War ▁Department ▁was ▁a ▁common ▁problem ▁throughout ▁the ▁nation , ▁and ▁Federal ▁legisl ation ▁had ▁been ▁adopted ▁to ▁prohib it ▁a ▁state ▁or ▁territory ▁from ▁receiving ▁its ▁qu ota ▁of ▁arm aments ▁until ▁all ▁records ▁had ▁been ▁provided . ▁The ▁Ark ansas ▁qu ota ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁up ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁Governor ▁Iz ard ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁arm aments ▁still ▁amount ed ▁to ▁only ▁ 4 0 0 ▁mus k ets , ▁ 4 0 ▁p ist ols , ▁ 2 0 0 ▁" c aval ry ▁sab ers ", ▁twelve ▁drums , ▁twelve ▁fif es , ▁ 4 0 0 0 ▁fl ints , ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁mus ket ▁ball