 Later in life, there is some evidence, Teamoh may have read mid Victorian evangelist, abolitionist and poet, George Joseph Williamson's,1860 volume of poetry, "The Ship's career and other poems" for one line from Williamson's poem, "Missionary Enterprise" "God Made man and Man Made the Slave" appears also in Teamoh's own unique and wholly original poetic effort, which he included in his manuscript.Both Teamoh and Williamson were former sailors, devout Methodists and temperance advocates, who sought to avoid conflict, build alliances and improve the lot of others.In the late 1830s Teamoh began to keep a journal to record "what transpired in this City and the Vicinity.