He was a member of the New York Society Library, which has records of books he borrowed in 1791 and 1792.
hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk səsˈaɪəɾi lˈaɪbɹɛɹi, wˌɪtʃ hɐz ɹˈɛkɚdz ʌv bˈʊks hiː bˈɑːɹoʊd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.