Abraham Washington

Abraham Washington is the owner and curator of the Capitol Preservation Society in Rivet City in 2277.

Background
Abraham Washington was born in 2232. He collects U.S. relics from the D.C. area, as well as famous U.S. documents. He inherited the museum from his parents who where just as passionate about preserving their heritage as he is.

Occupation and activities
As curator, 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 information about American history.

Interactions with the player character
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 Booth 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)

Items from Vault 92

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

Behind the scenes

 * 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 (presumably) 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.
 * His name is an obvious combination of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, two famous presidents.

Bugs

 * When attacked, Abraham Washington will 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 DLCs).

Appearances
appears in Fallout 3.