▁first ▁known ▁ins pection ▁reports ▁of ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Territ orial ▁Milit ia . ▁The ▁report , ▁dated ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 2 1 , ▁indicates ▁that ▁the ▁adj ut ant ▁general ▁had ▁ins pected ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁reg iments ▁in ▁the ▁territorial ▁milit ia . ▁ ▁The ▁report ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁exp enses ▁for ▁the ▁territorial ▁milit ia ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁ending ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁tot aled ▁$ 2 , 3 9 9 . 7 9 . ▁No ▁reason ▁is ▁given ▁for ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁Reg iments ▁were ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁this ▁ins pection ▁report . ▁Sp encer ▁served ▁as ▁adj ut ant ▁general ▁until ▁he ▁res igned ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁Ter rance ▁Far rel ly ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁succeed ▁Sp encer ▁as ▁adj ut ant ▁general . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁William ▁O . ▁Allen , ▁another ▁veter an ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁had ▁secured ▁an ▁appointment ▁as ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Milit ia . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁had ▁important ▁day - to - day ▁administrative ▁respons ib ilities ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁day ▁adj ut ant ▁general . ▁President ▁James ▁Mon roe ▁accepted ▁the ▁recommendation ▁and ▁nominated ▁Allen ▁for ▁the