A Portrait of Amos Pollard: The Doctor at the Alamo.

Perhaps Amos and Fanny immersed themselves in work for the New York Society for the Prevention of Pauperism or any one of the other one hundred or so poverty-relief societies that existed in New York by 1825.[46] Unfortunately the degree of either Amos's or Fanny's work in them between 1830 and 1832 is unknown, but during the summer of 1832 Amos Pollard's skill and savvy as a doctor raised his profile in New York. 112 Adjutant General, Texas, to Amos Pollard, Dr. for Services as Surgeon, Texas Republic Claim #1874, Reel #179 Set 1, 179600690. Boston offered economic opportunity that a rural community like Surry did not, but New England doctors always had to contend with two basic financial facts: cash-paying customers were in short supply and the competition was fierce between academy-trained physicians like Pollard, traditionally educated doctors like Daniel Adams, and self-educated medical practitioners like Samuel Thomson. [Extracted from the article]