This Piece of Paper Saved Theodore Roosevelt’s Life … and Then Disappeared

The Raab Collection has discovered and acquired an extraordinary piece of American history: Page 1 of the speech held in Theodore Roosevelt’s pocket that...

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On the Brink of WWII, a Rare Churchill Letter Reveals His Foresight

The Raab Collection has acquired a remarkable letter of Winston Churchill, written mere weeks before the start of World War II, showing his leadership,...

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A Historic Manuscript Central to the Louisiana Purchase

The Raab Collection has acquired a great treasure: a manuscript that sheds light on the Louisiana Purchase, signed by the men who negotiated its...

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For Sale at Raab: The Original Jay Treaty Diary, Newly Discovered & Unpublished

Completely in the Hand of Jay, this Remarkable Survival Sheds New Light on How America Negotiated its First International Treaty Records Show No Other...

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From Russia with Love: An Original, Rare Gift of Peace From Russia to the US Offered at Raab

A Symbol of Friendship: An Ornate Shotgun Gifted by Nikita Khrushchev to the US During the Cold War, Unique in its Importance and Rarity,...

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Video: Raab’s “Recur to Arms” Letter on PBS News Hour

For Presidents’ Day, PBS News Hour put the spotlight on a 1777 George Washington letter offered for sale at Raab, noting how our first...

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Video: Nathan Raab Discusses Historical Documents on CBS National Saturday Morning

With the presidential inauguration front of mind, CBS News interviewed Nathan Raab, president of The Raab Collection and author of The Hunt for History,...

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The Original, Delivered Manuscript of the Inaugural Address of President Benjamin Harrison

The original, delivered manuscript of the inaugural address of President Benjamin Harrison, identified and signed by him, and obtained by us originally from a...

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Benjamin Franklin Letter with Rare “B Free Franklin” Signature

In this previously unknown letter as Colonial Agent in London, Benjamin Franklin sends William Trent an account necessary to negotiate the Treaty of Ft....

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Washington’s Rules of Neutrality Signed by Alexander Hamilton

A signed copy of the Rules of Neutrality that Hamilton had helped to draft and circulate, famously depicted in the Broadway musical, “Hamilton,” is...

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