au , ▁across ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River , ▁from ▁The bes , ▁Illinois . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁Edmund ▁Hog an ▁is ▁listed ▁among ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁households ▁in ▁the ▁Cape ▁Gir arde au ▁District ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Territ ory , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁P urchase ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁France . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁commission er ▁to ▁help ▁establish ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Cape ▁Gir arde au . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁for ▁Cape ▁Gir arde au ▁on ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 0 6 . ▁His ▁name ▁appears ▁on ▁a ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁pet ition ▁signed ▁by ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Louisiana , ▁asking ▁that ▁Congress ▁pass ▁a ▁Law ▁to ▁admit ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁grade ▁of ▁Territ orial ▁Government , ▁which ▁will ▁ent itle ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁delegate ▁in ▁Congress . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁names ▁on ▁the ▁pet ition ▁are ▁annot ated ▁as ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ark ansas , ▁but ▁Hog an ' s ▁is ▁not . ▁Not ed ▁Ark ansas ▁Histor ian ▁Margaret ▁Smith ▁Ross , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁study ▁of ▁squ at ters ▁rights ▁in ▁early ▁Pul ask i ▁County , ▁Ark ansas ▁concluded ▁that ▁Edmund ▁Hog an ▁was ▁present ▁in ▁Pul ask i ▁County ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁ ▁Wh atever ▁the ▁date