Lisa, Manuel, 1772-1820
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 1 Collection or Record:
Manuel Lisa letters
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.
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