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An inspirational 1778 letter written by George Washington to the leaders of Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War is for sale. Nathan Raab, a dealer in rare letters and autographs, tells ...
On April 26, 1777, during the Revolutionary War, a large British raiding party attacked the American supply depot at Danbury, Connecticut, burning houses and barns and destroying stores of shoes ...
The letter, which is priced at $140,000, is up for sale at Ardmore, Pa.-based historical document dealer The Raab Collection. “Washington, who was the General in Chief of the Continental Army ...
Letter written by George Washington in 1777, thought lost, goes up for sale Letter is only Washington letter from Revolutionary War mentioning 'Heaven' It has been valued at $275,000 by auction ...
It is the highest priced of three letters by Washington listed for sale by The Raab Collection. A letter dated Oct. 31, 1780, authorized a prisoner exchange with the British is priced at $65,000 .
A letter on God and the Constitution written by George Washington is up for sale after spending decades in a private collection. The letter to Richard Peters, speaker of the Pennsylvania House, is ...
One of the auction's highlights is the Washington 1774 letter describing his sale of the Virginia estate of Col. George Mercer, a friend who served under Washington in the French & Indian War.
Joyous George Washington praises God, heaven, destiny in rare 1777 battlefield letter on sale for first time Document valued at $275,000 — 'You can feel his excitement, the fervor, jump off the ...
A 1788 letter from George Washington recently sold for $140,000. Washington photo courtesy of Creative Commons; letter photo courtesy of Raab Collection Mark A. Kellner ...
Letters from one of George Washington’s generals, as well as correspondence by Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams and even one from Benedict Arnold defending his lavish lifestyle are going on the ...
A May 1777 letter from George Washington, ... goes up for sale on Presidents' Day. ... with the nearby woods providing lumber and the farms and iron mines fueling the war effort. ...