Extra Credit Questions

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Shortly after the death of Hannibal Hamlin in 1891 an article by A. K. McClure was printed in the Philadelphia Times that asserted Abraham Lincoln had "quietly" used his influence in 1864 to replace Hamlin on the ticket in favor of Andrew Johnson.

Shortly after this article appeared Mrs. Hamlin received a letter telling her that McClure's article was wrong. The letter assured Mrs. Hamlin that Lincoln did not use his influence in favor of Johnson. The letter said that Hamlin was actually Lincoln's personal preference, but the president had left the decision to the convention.

McClure responded by saying the letter writer was "ignorant" and "arrogant."

Who wrote the letter to Mrs. Hamlin?