Moore, Samuel, -1717--Trials, litigation, etc.

Decision of John Nanfan, Governor, the Council, and the Court of Chancery in Thomas Lawrence's lawsuit against William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Isaac De Riemer and his wife, Aeltie, Richard Ashfield and his wife, Maria, and John Jefford over a tract of land in western Queens formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels, deceased. Wessels had bargained to sell the land to Jefford, but died before delivering the deed to Jefford; Wessels's heirs sold the property to the Halletts who then sold it to Moore. Meanwhile, Jefford sold the land to Lawrence.

Order of the Court of Chancery, Robert Hunter, Governor, and Rip Van Dam, master of the court, in a lawsuit of William Lawrence against William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Sr., Joseph Hallett, James Jackson, and Samuel Moore, Jr. over a tract of land in western Queens called Van Harlem's lot; this order confirms an order of April 22, 1714 overturning an objection by the defendants and ordering them to pay costs to be determined by Rip Vam Dam.

Order of the Court of Chancery, Robert Hunter, Governor, and Rip Van Dam, master of the court, in a lawsuit of William Lawrence against William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Sr., Joseph Hallett, James Jackson, and Samuel Moore, Jr.

Order of the Court of Chancery, Robert Hunter, Governor, and Rip Van Dam, master of the court, in a lawsuit of Thomas Lawrence against William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Sr., Joseph Hallett, James Jackson, and Samuel Moore, Jr. over a tract of land in western Queens called Van Harlem's lot; the court orders Augustine Graham and [Pieter] Cortelyou, both surveyors who had been previously ordered to survey the land in question, to deliver their reports to the court and attend its next meeting.