▁position . ▁Allen ▁had ▁been ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁of ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Legisl ature ▁in ▁November , ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁and ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁having ▁asked ▁that ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁adj ut ant ▁general ▁not ▁be ▁filled ▁until ▁the ▁milit ia ▁of ▁the ▁territory ▁had ▁been ▁organized ▁into ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁brig ades , ▁and ▁for ▁supporting ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁territorial ▁capital ▁at ▁Ark ansas ▁Post , ▁rather ▁than ▁Little ▁Rock . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁while ▁the ▁Senate ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁reject ing ▁the ▁nom ination ▁of ▁William ▁O . ▁Allen ▁as ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Territ orial ▁Milit ia , ▁he ▁was ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁in ▁a ▁du el ▁with ▁Robert ▁C . ▁O den , ▁a ▁leading ▁Little ▁Rock ▁lawyer . ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Allen ▁and ▁O den ▁had ▁apparently ▁quar re led ▁in ▁a ▁ta vern ▁at ▁Ark ansas ▁Post ▁over ▁a ▁can e ▁which ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Allen ▁carried . ▁The ▁quar rel ▁resulted ▁in ▁Allen ▁issu ing ▁a ▁challenge ▁to ▁Og den ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁met ▁to ▁fight ▁a ▁du el ▁on ▁a ▁sand bar ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁River . ▁Allen ' s ▁shot ▁apparently ▁struck ▁O den ▁in ▁the ▁wa ist , ▁w ounding ▁but ▁not ▁killing ▁him . ▁O den ' s ▁shot ▁struck ▁Allen ▁in ▁the ▁head . ▁Allen ▁died ▁at ▁a ▁friend ' s ▁home ▁one