He could almost certainly read and write; he communicated with merchants and when killed had in his possession a letter addressed to him by the Chief Justice and Secretary of the Province of Carolina, Tobias Knight.
Sábese que sabía ler e escribir grazas a rexistros de comunicacións escritas con comerciantes, e cando morreu verificouse que tiña en posesión unha carta dirixida a el do Xefe de Xustiza e Secretario da Provincia de Carolina, Tobias Knight.