Should Mary have received Abraham's salary?

[Anita]

(01-25-2016 04:20 PM)STS Lincolnite Wrote:  I think the pension is fine, I don't think Mary should have received the President's salary.

I would be interested to know, however, if there was a precedent for such a request or idea. Both Wm Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor were Presidents who had died in office before Lincoln (although not due to assassination). Did their wives receive their husband's salaries or a pension of any sort?

"Anna Harrison was the first Presidential spouse to receive a pension. She received $25K June 30, 1841 because her husband died in office." Read here about other First Ladies' pensions.
https://books.google.com/books?id=mlitLO...ions+if+pr
The Presidents' Wives: Reassessing the Office of First Lady
By Robert P. Watson

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Mary should have received a pension but not Lincoln's salary.