Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley

        Many of the soldiers who had fought in the war had very little money after the war. The same was true of the widows of men who had died in battle. The government decided to give money to these people, called pensions. On February 21, 1822, Mary was given a pension of $40.00 per year. She asked for the pension because she was the widow of a soldier. The pension was not granted because of her husband’s work. It paid Mary for what she had done. The act said that the money was given because of "her services during the Revolutionary War." This was very big back then since she was one of very few women who received pension as a disabled soldier..