Abraham Washington

Abraham Washington is the owner and curator of the Capitol Preservation Society in Rivet City. He collects US relics from the DC area, as well as famous US documents. He is normally seen walking around Capitol Preservation Society rooms and sometimes around other parts nearby. Talking to Abraham Washington for the first time you will learn about his Capitol Preservation Society and some basic info about American history.

Quests
After a short dialogue he will ask you to retrieve the Declaration of Independence from the National Archives. Most of the artifacts he has on display were also pillaged from the National Archives. Due to his involvement with early US history, his name is likely an amalgam of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Looting from his rooms will yield nothing of major value.

Old relics for an old relic
Abraham will purchase the following:

Items from the National Archives

 * Bill of Rights — 100 caps (125 caps with high enough barter)
 * Magna Carta — 75 caps (100 caps with high enough barter)

Items from the Museum of History

 * Action Abe Action Figure — 10 caps (20 with high enough barter)
 * Lincoln's Hat — 70 caps
 * Lincoln's Diary — 100 caps (200 with high enough barter)
 * Lincoln's Repeater — 100 caps (125 with high enough barter)
 * Civil War Draft Poster — 60 caps
 * John Wilkes Boothe Wanted Poster — 70 caps (90 with high enough barter)
 * Lincoln's Voice — 60 caps (80 with high enough barter)
 * Antique Lincoln Coin Collection — 15 caps (30 with high enough barter)

Other Items

 * Soil Stradivarius - 200 caps (300 with speech check)

Trivia

 * When asked about the history of the Declaration of Independence, Abraham will give a humorous, inaccurate description filled with anachronisms, saying that the document was signed at "Fort McHarry" (as opposed to McHenry) in Philadelphia (as opposed to Baltimore, Maryland), and was taken by plane (!) to Britain, to be presented to the king. He also calls the Revolutionary War the "Evolutionary War". His issues with history are understandable, considering that after 200 years, the obvious lack of an institution to preserve history would force him to use damaged archives which might have certain names barely readable, hence the incorrect location and "Revolutionary War" becoming the "Evolutionary War".
 * If you kill both of the other prospective buyers, Abraham will not offer a speech bonus price on pre-war artifacts which you sell him.

Bugs

 * Sometimes (should the player choose to attack him) will not die but simply be unconscious, leading to a practically immediate warning to nearby guards. He will not become hostile, if you manage to stun him with a single blow. (confirmed on Xbox360 with DLC's).


 * If you kill him, he will be knocked out, he then can be pickpocketed for an Ear (if you have Contract Killer perk) then repeated. Every time he is knocked out he has an Ear in his inventory to pickpocket.(confirmed of xbox360 and PC with no DLC's).

Appearances
appears only in Fallout 3.

Related quests

 * Stealing Independence
 * Lincoln's Profit Margins
 * Agatha's Song