Extra Credit Questions

[Joe Di Cola]

Indeed it is Jacob Thompson. Do you have Paul Findley's A. Lincoln: The Crucible of Congress? If so, please see p. 90 where it has a photo of Thompson and the caption, "Jacob Thompson, who boarded with Congressman Lincoln at Mrs. Sprigg's, was charged eighteen years later with complicity in President Lincoln's assassination." I am just assuming Paul Findley has this correct.

I would love to know Findley's source since I have only been able to find the names I sent to you. Indeed, Thompson served in the House from 1839-1851. He was in the House with AL, and could have boarded at Mrs. Spriggs. If true, it would be another one of the ironies of history that is fascinating.