P.S.
Naturally, I know where to look for documentation of Crockett's congressional career, but I'll be damned if I'm going to grind through this to make a relatively minor point. Did check a few sessions attended by Crockett (search function is twitchy), and it seemed to me that among many others a LOT of widows were looking for "relief," but it isn't clear if they were military or not. Even if they were, wasn't the widow in the story the widow of a naval officer? Hmmmm.