Manuel Lisa. Bold signature on Aug. 30, 1810 folded letter as agent for the Missouri Fur Company, detailing a land purchase of $1,000, minor edgewear and reinforced along folds on back with hinge material, the writing is clear and bold, Very Fine and rare, Lisa (1772-1820) was a Spanish and later American citizen, a prominent land owner, fur trader, western explorer and Indian agent, he was among the founders of the Missouri (or St. Louis) Fur Company, after this letter was sent Lisa became an Indian agent and used his standing to forge alliances with Native Americans during the War of 1812, in 1814 he married a Native American woman named Mitane, daughter of Big Elk, who was principal chief of the Omaha tribe, he founded Fort Lisa in Nebraska and helped outfit the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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