Lisa, Manuel, 1772-1820
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1772 - 1820
biographical statement
Spanish fur trader operating out of St. Louis, Missouri. He secured exclusive rights to trade with the Osage Indians and established a trading post post at the junction of the Yellowstone and Bighorn rivers.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Manuel Lisa letters
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292603]
Identifier: Vault MSS 529
Scope and Contents
Handwritten manuscripts. Two items are in French; one is a receipt of payment paid by Lisa in behalf of George Drouil. One item is in English and answers a bill of complaint which charges that Lisa bought free men from Jonathon Purcell and made them slaves.
Dates:
1807-1812
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Manuel Lisa letters
Manuel Lisa will
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288502]
Identifier: Vault MSS 319
Scope and Contents
Handwritten last will and testament, dated 5 Sept. 1821, and composed in St. Louis, Missouri. Also included is an indenture of Manuel's wife, Mary Lisa, after the death of her husband to receive funds borrowed by the Missouri Fur Company.
Dates:
1821 September 5
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Manuel Lisa will
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