George Washington, Poe auction records set in NYC
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091203/capt.9e801276f23e442cb8c617ebbbf4e9b3.poe_s_first_book_nyet582.jpg?x=114&y=130&q=85&sig=v.JQNJ3c2O4Q3HU6i9cLqw--" align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="FILE - This is an undated file photo of Edgar Allan Poe. A rare edition of Edgar Allan Poe's first book is expected to set a record sale price for American literature when it hits the auction block this week. (AP Photo/File)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091205/ap_on_en_ot/us_american_literature_auction)AP - A letter by George Washington has sold for $3,218,500 at auction in New York City, setting a world record for a letter by America's first president, according to Christie's.</p><br clear="all"/>
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