Mary was a leaker

[Steve]

Although the Inquirer article doesn't quote Lincoln directly, I would still imagine that he made a denial similar to "it was by no connivance with any member of his family that the document was permitted to be read". It mirrors the wording of the traditional account but emphasising more on a denial of Mary's leaking rather than any perceived disloyalty on her part. Although, the Inquirer leaves open if Lincoln then went more in-depth than that.

I've seen several articles mentioning Lincoln going to the committee but as far as I can tell the Inquirer article is the only one that describes what he said.