Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 286 (part 2)
[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Moreover, that they, the Delegates from New Netherland, had very improperly applied to the States General; that people must come only to them — meaning thereby the Amsterdam Chamber — that their High Mightinesses had not the least authority over New Netherland; that they could do nothing therein, as it depended alone on the Chamber at Amsterdam; that their High Mightinesses' safeguards or letters demissory, were of no avail; that even liad he such letters or safeguard, the Directors would not allow him, the Petitioner, to go, or to remain unmolested; that such letters were of no value in New Netherland, but, on the contrary, whoever went thither so armed, should be prosecuted more rigorously than others, in case of any complaint against him. All which the Petitioner answered according to circumstances and his imperfect knowledge, but nevertheless without being more successful.