title: Dr Amos G Babcock - fact or fiction?
abstract: The War of 1812-14 between the United States of America and Great Britain gave rise to several journals relating the sufferings of prisoners of war confined in prison ships and gaols in England. One of these is A Journal of a Young Man from Massachusetts, said to have been written by Dr Amos G Babcock, an American ship's surgeon, and first published in 1816. This article sets out arguments for and against the truth of this assertion.
authors.affiliation: Retired Professional Purchasing Agent and Consultant, Welland, ON, Canada dsmith377@cogeco.ca.
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D001680:Biographies as Topic; D004739:England; D049672:History, 19th Century; D008404:Massachusetts; D063906:Prisoners of War / Q000266:history*; D066231:Surgeons / Q000266:history*; D014857:Warfare
keywords: Babcock; Benjamin Waterhouse; journal of a young man of Massachusetts; war of 1812