Albert Small buys George Washington letter for $290,000 -- but don’t tell his wife

If you’re reading this and run into Albert Small’s wife, hide the newspaper. Mum’s the word, okay?

The local real estate developer just bought a letter written by George Washington for $290,000 — but he hasn’t mentioned the purchase to Shirley, his spouse of more than 60 years.

“I don’t tell my wife these things,” he told us Monday. “She doesn’t like to hear about it.”...