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The New York Times, June 17, 1911

Mark Twain's Estate to Pay Less

An order reducing the assessment on the personal estate of Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) in 1905 from $50,000 to $20,000 was signed yesterday by Supreme Court Justice Newburger on the application of the Clemens estate. An affidavit made by the author during his life was used by the executors of his will in making the application.

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