▁expand ▁the ▁army ▁by ▁raising ▁additional ▁companies ▁of ▁r angers ▁for ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁front iers . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁three ▁r anger ▁companies ▁were ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Territ ory . ▁▁ ▁Among ▁those ▁rec ru ited ▁for ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Missouri ▁R angers ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Milit ia ▁from ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ark ansas . ▁ ▁Th ir teen ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Regiment , ▁Ark ansas ▁County , ▁Missouri ▁Territ orial ▁Milit ia ▁eventually ▁file d ▁claims ▁for ▁pay ▁for ▁services ▁rendered ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁The ▁pet ition ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁milit ia ▁men ▁were ▁called ▁into ▁service ▁in ▁May , ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁served ▁for ▁three ▁months ▁in ▁R anger ▁Comp an ies ▁organized ▁by ▁Capt ains ▁Daniel ▁M . ▁Bo one , ▁David ▁Mus ick ▁and ▁Andrew ▁R ams ay . ▁ ▁The ▁pet ition ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁the ▁milit ia ▁men ▁had ▁ ▁... ▁not ▁been ▁paid ▁for ▁their ▁services . ▁ ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Howard ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁pet ition ▁and ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁milit iam en ▁had ▁been ▁received ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁U . ▁S . ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁as ▁R angers ▁by ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War , ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁must ered ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁and ▁continued ▁in ▁service ▁for ▁three