To restore the general mirth, Esther said, gaily, "Come, come, let us put on our skates, and try the AMSTEL, for I am afraid that unless we go forthwith the ice will have melted."
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
There was a strange, constrained tone in his voice as, in accordance with her request, he told her that the Spaniards had come by ship up the AMSTEL, the Drecht, and the Brasem See to the Rhine and landed at Leyderdorp.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers
As a matter of fact, the fort surrendered without a fight on September 1, 1655. It was thereupon christened New AMSTEL, afterwards New Castle, and was for a long time the most important town on the Delaware.
"The Quaker Colonies A Chronicle of the Proprietors of the Delaware, Volume 8 in The Chronicles Of America Series"
Sydney G. Fisher