Hi Roger, clever, but it was not Hay.
Hey, you are too fast. Brilliant, tblunk, it was Herndon. He wanted to woo an 18 years younger woman, Anna Miles. The later Agent was her sister's husband, Charles Chatterton. Lincoln found it funny.
If you like - here's another "Herndon"- question:
How much was Herndon payed a year when he clerked in J. Speed's store?