____________________________________________________________________________ Legislative Council. Monday Oct. 7, 1833. This being the day prescribed by law for the meeting of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas, the following members of the Legislative Council appeared, presented their credentials, were qualified, and took their seats, viz: From the County of ... Clark - Asa Thompson ... ____________________________________________________________________________ Arkansas Gazette, October 16, 1833, Volume XIV, No. 43, Whole No. 889, page 2, column 1. ____________________________________________________________________________ Legislative Council. Tuesday Oct. 8, 1833. On Motion of Mr Smith, it was resolved, That Asa Thompson be exempted from bearing any message from the House, on account of his inability to walk. ____________________________________________________________________________ Arkansas Gazette, October 16, 1833, Volume XIV, No. 43, Whole No. 889, page 2 columns 1-2. ____________________________________________________________________________ Legislative Council. Thursday, Oct. 10, 1833. The President announced the appointment of the following Standing Committees: ... On Memorials - Messrs ... Thompson ... Mr. Thompson presented petitions from sundry citizens of Clark and Hempstead counties, praying for a partial division of those counties so as to make an additional one; which were referred to a select committee; consisting of Messrs. Thompson, Smith and Judkins. ____________________________________________________________________________ Arkansas Gazette, October 16, 1833, Volume XIV, No. 43, Whole No. 889, page 2, column 5. ____________________________________________________________________________ Legislative Council. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1833. Mr. Thompson, from the select committee to whom was referred the division of Clark and Hempstead counties, reported a bill, to be entitled "An act to erect and establish the county of ________;" which was read the 1st time, and ordered to a 2d reading. ____________________________________________________________________________ Arkansas Gazette, October 23, 1833, Volume XIV, No. 44, Whole No. 890, page 2, column 3. ____________________________________________________________________________ Legislative Council. Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1833. The bill to divide Clark and Hempstead counties, and to establish the county of ________, was taken up, read a second time, and committed to a committee of the whole, and made the order of the day for Monday next. ____________________________________________________________________________ Arkansas Gazette, October 23, 1833, Volume XIV, No. 44, Whole No. 890, page 2, column 4. ____________________________________________________________________________ Legislative Council. Monday, Oct. 21, 1833. The bill, to divide the counties of Clark and Hempstead, was considered in committee of the whole, received several amendments, which were agreed to by the Council, and was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time tomorrow. ____________________________________________________________________________ Arkansas Gazette, October 23, 1833, Volume XIV, No. 44, Whole No. 890, page 3, column 1. ____________________________________________________________________________ Legislative Council. Tues. Oct. 22, 1833. A bill to divide the counties of Clark and Hempstead, so as to form a new county, to be called the county of Pike, was read a third time, and Passed. ____________________________________________________________________________ Arkansas Gazette, October 23, 1833, Volume XIV, No. 44, Whole No. 890, page 3, column 2. ____________________________________________________________________________ David Kelley 1997