In a message dated 8/22/02 9:21:16 PM Central Daylight Time, Gnat282@cs.com writes: > It was taken because of back taxes, that hadn't been paid. When Lee offered > to pay the government in Washington refused it. They wanted it for a > cemetery. > You really should read"The Lady of Arlington". > Mary Can you give us a timeline of events surrounding the above statements? BTW, with just this little knowledge, the governments refusal to accept payment because they wanted a cemetery is stealing it! thank you William