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[1] ALS, IHi. Publication by the newspapers of Lorenzo Thomas' report to Cameron, October 21, 1861, on conditions in Missouri which led to the removal of Fremont, prompted Curtis to write Lincoln on November 16, ``I regret the publicity of General Thomas' report of conversations drawn out of me by your confidential
assurance. . . . But I do not murmur at my fate. . . and I trust that in alienating the friends of General Fremont I have not lost the respect of those who best know all the circumstances.'' (DLC-RTL).