amsterdamers

Updated: July 27, 2025

But neither Pilgrims, Puritans, New Amsterdamers, Virginians, Carolinians nor Marylanders were free in all ways. Even the Providence people had their limitations. It is not meant, merely, that the old world still kept a grip on them: their several systems were intrinsically incomplete.

Julian Hawthorne - The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 : From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775

Having thus provided the embryo city with a name, the next was to give it an armorial bearing or device, as some cities have a rampant lion, others a soaring eagle; emblematical, no doubt, of the valiant and high-flying qualities of the inhabitants: so after mature deliberation a sleek beaver was emblazoned on the city standard as indicative of the amphibious origin and patient persevering habits of the New Amsterdamers.

Washington Irving - Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete