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Historian pleads guilty to stealing Lincoln letter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. historian pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal charge stemming from stealing letters penned by former U.S. Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Edward Renehan, 51, admitted stealing a March 1, 1840, letter written by Lincoln and two by Washington, one written on August 9, 1791 and one written and signed on December 29, 1778.

Renehan later sold them to a New York gallery for $97,000, according the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan.

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He pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transportation of stolen property and faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.

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