 Some of his people thought he memorized the entire scripture, cover to cover. William also composed lines of verse, and he prayed. Thomas Salmon, a New York native, spent some time in Coleshill, Warkshire, England. He became acquainted with William. He tells this tale of what happened today when he was visiting the blind pastor. Saying he repeated two or three pieces which he composed, having no friend at home to commit them to paper, he laid them up in the storehouse within.