According to the Gentleman's Magazine, he is said to have been "well known among the people of that persuasion resident in London as Bishop Anderson", and he is described as "a learned but imprudent man, who lost a considerable part of his property in the fatal year 1720".
Enligt tidskriften Gentleman's Magazine skall han ha varit "känd som biskop Anderson bland de boende i London med den övertygelsen" och han beskrivs som "en lärd men oförsiktig man som förlorade en ansenlig del av sin egendom under det ödesdigra året 1720".