Did Robert E. Lee have to pay taxes after losing his citizenship after the American Civil War?

by macmillan95
Anastik

If you're really serious about finding an answer OP I'd suggest ordering the following primary source: Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Virginia, 1862-1866. It comes on 35mm microfilm, but it will probably have part of the answer you're looking for.

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To provide a further answer, their was a tax of 5% on incomes between $600 and $5,000 that was in place until it was repealed in 1872. R.E. Lee's annual salary at Washington College was $1,500 a year when he accepted the job as President. I don't see a reason why he wouldn't have paid the 5% tax on his salary, but can only confirm this through the aforementioned documents.

http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/warfare-and-logistics/logistics/tax.html

C.B. Flood. "Lee's Last Years."

Hancock02

Robert e Lee signed a amnesty oath in 1865 and reluctantly took up the position of president of Washington college. There is no reason for him not to pay taxes.

http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/lee-after-the-war/

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_E_Lee%27s_Amnesty_Oath_1865.gif