Knickerbocker's History of New York Vol. 2 Book IV Chapter VIII

In which the fiery Governor Kieft attempts to curb the omnipresent custom of tobacco smoking among the New Netherlanders by issuing an edict against it, inadvertently sparking a spirited rebellion known as the Pipe Plot. This quarrel over pipes not only alters the fashions of smoking but also sows the seeds of political factions—Long Pipes, Short Pipes, and Quids—that fuel endless disputes and harangues within the colony's lively public sphere.