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Founded by attorney, author, and collector Steven Raab as an outlet for his love of history, Raab has discovered and carried some of the most important historical documents.

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We search the world to find important historical documents and bring them to our historically passionate clientele.

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What began as a hobby has become a company with customers worldwide, private collections, as well as major institutions.

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April 15th, 2024

Raab in the Press: Benjamin Franklin Letter From Paris Makes International Headlines

April 9th, 2024

Newly Discovered, Unpublished Manuscript, Created to Guide Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia, for Sale at Raab

April 4th, 2024

Rare Benjamin Franklin Letter Unveiled and Displayed For First Time at Raab

March 7th, 2024

Audio: Nathan Raab on Illinois Public Media Discussing Lincoln Discovery

February 21st, 2024

Audio: Nathan Raab on National Public Radio (WHYY) Discussing Lincoln

February 20th, 2024

Raab in the Press: Lincoln Signed Document From His Final Days

February 19th, 2024

For Sale: A Newly Discovered Abraham Lincoln Document Signed Days Before Assassination

February 8th, 2024

The Newly Discovered Love Letters of a WWII Bomber Pilot Up for Sale

February 2nd, 2024

Raab in the Press: Smithsonian Magazine Features McKinley Papers

February 1st, 2024

Join Us in Congratulating Rebecca Barry, Communications Director at Raab, on Her New Book
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April 1st, 2024

Behind a Discovery: Benjamin Franklin in Paris, 1777

February 26th, 2024

General George Washington Concludes a Prisoner Exchange With Sir Henry Clinton

February 26th, 2024

Order for the Admission of Washington State to the Union, Signed by President Harrison

February 23rd, 2024

Raab Acquires the Archive of a Napoleonic Marshal

February 20th, 2024

Amelia Earhart Officially Becomes the First Woman to Fly the Atlantic Alone

February 19th, 2024

For Sale: A Newly Discovered Abraham Lincoln Document Signed Days Before Assassination

February 8th, 2024

The Newly Discovered Love Letters of a WWII Bomber Pilot Up for Sale

January 30th, 2024

The Story of the Discovery of the Autopsy Notes from the McKinley Assassination

January 5th, 2024

The “slug that killed my brother”: A Southern Family’s Story of the End of the Civil War

November 21st, 2023

From Toulon to Moscow: Great Letters of Napoléon at Raab
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