Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 194 (part 2)
[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Joost Teunissen, baker, burgher and inhabitant of New Netherland, most respectfully represents that he, the petitioner, was on the 22"'' May, Anno 1648, nine days before Whitsuntide, cast into prison by order of Director Stuyvesant, without the presence or attendance of the Fiscal and without the knowledge even of the Council, and that he, the petitioner, was accused with having sent to Fort Orange, powder, lead and guns, which articles were afterwards effectually sold to the Indians. Whereupon the Director threatened to cause HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IV. 327 him, the petitioner, to be subjected to torture, to which intent he had his, the petitioner's house, twice searched by the entire Council, himself also overhauling all the barrels, bales, cases, corners, stores, etc., the petitioner remaining meanwhile, for the space of thirteen long