The National Archives is one of our most prestigious institutions. For those that love history, politics and the ideas and philosophies that made this country great, the National Archives have been protecting documents, letters and papers for a long period of time. While the National Archives tries as hard as possible to allow as much access to these incredible documents, it does has strong policies in place to protect papers from theft and damage, unfortunately since there is a black market for many of these documents, thefts do occur. One recently was stifled by two brothers, EBay and the FBI.
Civil War Letters Sold on the Open Market
The National Archives were recently involved in a sting operation of invaluable Civil War letters that were stolen from the archives. however, two Civil War buff brothers came to the rescue when they realized that something wasn’t right when one brother tried to buy a Civil War Letter for the other’s birthday on EBay. Once suspicion arose, the FBI was called in and a sting operation was put into place.
If you enjoy a good criminal mystery and a happy ending, the National Archives theft of Civil War letters is a great story. The Smithsonian Magazine offers a fantastic article about the series of events and how this crime drama played out. You can read it at the following link: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/
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