▁of ▁money . ▁He ▁was ▁re put ed ▁in ▁the ▁earlier ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁territory ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁rich est ▁men , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁numerous ▁law su its ▁ar ising ▁from ▁land ▁transactions , ▁he ▁lost ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁his ▁wealth . ▁His ▁residence ▁at ▁Cry stal ▁Hill ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" the ▁center ▁of ▁fashion ▁and ▁intelligence " ▁of ▁Pul ask i ▁County . ▁Natural ist ▁Thomas ▁N utt all ▁visited ▁Hog an ▁on ▁tri ps ▁through ▁Ark ansas ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁and ▁wrote ▁of ▁Hog an ' s ▁place ▁as ▁the ▁" sett lement ▁of ▁Little ▁Rock ." ▁Governor ▁Miller ▁to ▁make ▁Cry stal ▁Hill ▁his ▁personal ▁residence ▁and ▁ur ged ▁that ▁it ▁become ▁the ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁State . ▁ ▁President ▁Mon roe ▁appointed ▁Hog an ▁as ▁the ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁milit ia ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁General ▁Hog an ▁apparently ▁took ▁great ▁interest ▁in ▁his ▁military ▁position , ▁and ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Governor ▁Miller ▁tried ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁read iness ▁of ▁the ▁milit ia ▁of ▁the ▁Territ ory . ▁He ▁was ▁most ▁successful ▁in ▁towns ▁like ▁Ark ansas ▁Post ▁and ▁Little ▁Rock . ▁He ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁made ▁a ▁fine ▁appearance ▁in ▁his ▁" reg iment als ", ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁sub ordinate ▁officers . ▁ ▁During ▁General ▁Hog an ' s ▁time ▁in ▁office ,