▁months , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁they ▁were ▁dismiss ed , ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁not ▁received ▁any ▁pay ▁for ▁their ▁services . ▁ ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Howard ▁indicated ▁that ▁" The ▁situation ▁of ▁these ▁men ▁is ▁hard ▁and ▁in ▁my ▁opinion ▁calls ▁for ▁re le if . ▁I ▁address ▁you ▁on ▁this ▁subject ▁because ▁it ▁may ▁require ▁a ▁Law ▁to ▁meet ▁their ▁case . ▁They ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁exp ence , ▁in ▁equ ipping ▁themselves ▁as ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁continued ▁in ▁service ; ▁and ▁have ▁performed ▁the ▁same ▁duties ▁until ▁their ▁dis charge ." ▁Among ▁the ▁claim ants ▁who ▁signed ▁a ▁pet ition ▁request ing ▁his ▁pay ▁was ▁Edmund ▁Hog an , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁Pul ask i ▁County ▁and ▁who ▁would ▁eventually ▁be ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Territ orial ▁Milit ia . ▁ ▁The ▁additional ▁milit ia ▁reg iments ▁formed ▁in ▁Ark ansas ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Territ orial ▁legisl ature ▁created ▁new ▁count ies ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁divided ▁the ▁former ▁District ▁New ▁Madrid ▁into ▁the ▁count ies ▁of ▁New ▁Madrid ▁and ▁Ark ansas . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁milit ia ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁County ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Regiment , ▁Missouri ▁Territ orial ▁Milit ia . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁regiment al ▁officers ▁were ▁appointed : ▁▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁colon el ▁command ant ▁– ▁Anthony ▁H aden ▁ ▁Major ▁of ▁ 1