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The New York Times, April 9, 1902

MARK TWAIN'S NEW HOME.

He Purchases an Estate at Tarrytown for $47,500.

TARRYTOWN, N. Y., April 8. - Mark Twain has purchased the Capt. Casey place and will shortly take possession and make it his home. The estate comprises something like nineteen acres. It is high and beautifully situated, commanding some of the best views along the Hudson. There is a stone mansion, which has been remodeled and modernized, on the property and ample barns and outbuildings.

The announced price of the property is $47,500. This is believed to be the price paid, as it was known the offering price for some time has been $50,000.

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