Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II
Villeroy haveing heard y® Depositions of Wm Boyen and Corneha Vroman read in open Court said y* John Sage Desired him to make a paire of snow shoes last winter but he Replyed had no leather, who told him to take barke of Trees yet he Promised to make y® s^ John Sage a pare but knew not of any Design he had of running away. Itiem y* Will: Boyen asked Inm at Sarachtoge for y^ snow shoos who replyed he had no time to make them, but when he was removed to his little house he would may be make them Wherupon Mathys said doe not make them, who knows what ill Design they may have may be they will Runn away & then y« will come into a Primmenary
Lafleur haveing heard y® 8"^ Depositions Read in open Court s^ yt a Souldier called John Sage spoke to him for a canoe to goe to Canida withall last fall, and whether he could procure such a one upon wliich Lafleur Replyed upon what Condition he went and whether ]^e would get a passe ye s^ Sage answered he would get a Passe of Majr Baxter then Lafleur replyed there may be probably a Canoe to be had, and further y® s^ Sage met ye s^ Lafleur a Pretty while after here in y^ street in Albany who asked Lafleur if he had been mindefull of what he had spoke to him, & whether lie could not procure or make him a slee since it was to late for a Canoe, & also whether he had Bread for him, whereupon Lafleur said no, and whether la Sage had gott a Passe he spoke of, for without yt he would neither help him to slee Bread nor nothing else nor not see him Passe by his house.