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== Online Resources == | == Online Resources == | ||
*'''1862-1866''' | *'''1862-1866''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/314277?availability=Family%20History%20Library Internal revenue tax assessment lists for Rhode Island, 1862-1866] (go down to camera click to view which one you want) '''''list of Districts below''''' | ||
*'''1862-1874''' {{RecordSearch|2075263|U.S., Internal Revenue Assessment Lists, 1862-1874}} at FamilySearch. Images only. | *'''1862-1874''' - {{RecordSearch|2075263|U.S., Internal Revenue Assessment Lists, 1862-1874}} at FamilySearch. Images only. | ||
*'''1867-1873''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/3368295?availability=Family%20History% Rhode Island, tax assessment lists, 1867-1873] (go to district and date you want, click on camera to view) | *'''1867-1873''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/3368295?availability=Family%20History% Rhode Island, tax assessment lists, 1867-1873] (go to district and date you want, click on camera to view) | ||
== Why Use Tax Records == | == Why Use Tax Records == | ||
By studying several consecutive years of tax records you may determine when a young men came of age, when individuals moved in and out of a home, or when they died leaving heirs. Authorities determined wealth (real estate, or income) to be taxed. Taxes can be for polls, real and personal estate, or schools. | By studying several consecutive years of tax records you may determine when a young men came of age, when individuals moved in and out of a home, or when they died leaving heirs. Authorities determined wealth (real estate, or income) to be taxed. Taxes can be for polls, real and personal estate, or schools. | ||
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=== County Level === | === County Level === | ||
Rhode Island county tax records pre-date the American Revolution and many can be found in the town clerk's office, [[Rhode Island Town Records|town records]] | |||
, and at Rhode Island State Archives. The clerk's office usually has an inventory of tax list holdings.<ref>[https://wiki.rootsweb.com/wiki/index.php/Rhode_Island_Tax_Records Red Book]</ref> | |||
, Rhode Island State Archives | |||
=== State Level === | === State Level === | ||
'''''1862-1866''' Tax districts for Rhode Island''<br> | '''''1862-1866''' Tax districts for Rhode Island''<br> | ||
'''''District''''' 1: Cities of New Port, and Providence; Twps. of Barrington, Bristol, Cumberland, East Providence, Little Comption, Middletown, North Providence Pawtucket, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Tiverton, Warren<br> | '''''District''''' 1: Cities of New Port, and Providence; Twps. of Barrington, Bristol, Cumberland, East Providence, Little Comption, Middletown, North Providence Pawtucket, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Tiverton, Warren<br> | ||
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Many Tax lists are at: <br> | Many Tax lists are at: <br> | ||
[http://www.sec.state.ri.us/''Archives Rhode Island State Archives''] <br> | [http://www.sec.state.ri.us/'''Archives Rhode Island State Archives'''] <br> | ||
Address: 82 Smith St. <br> Rm. 208 <br>Providence, RI 02903 <br> | Address: 82 Smith St. <br> Rm. 208 <br>Providence, RI 02903 <br> | ||
Phone: (401) 222- 2473 <br> | Phone: (401) 222- 2473 <br> | ||
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[https://www.rihs.org/ Rhode Island Historical Society]<br> | [https://www.rihs.org/ '''Rhode Island Historical Society''']<br> | ||
Address: 110 Benevolent St.<br> Providence, RI 02906<br> | Address: 110 Benevolent St.<br> Providence, RI 02906<br> | ||
Phone: (401) 331-8575<br> | Phone: (401) 331-8575<br> | ||
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== Tax Laws == | == Tax Laws == | ||
Abraham Lincoln instituted the income tax in 1862, and on July 1, 1862, Congress passed the Internal Revenue Act, creating the Bureau of Internal Revenue (later renamed to the Internal Revenue Service). This act was intended to “provide Internal Revenue to support the Government and to pay interest on the Public Debt.” Instituted in the height of the Civil War, the “Public Debt” at the time primarily consisted of war expenses. For the Southern States that were part of the Confederate side of the Civil War, once Union troops took over parts of the Southern States, income taxes were instituted on them. <ref>[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1264 Creation of the IRA]</ref> | |||
Abraham Lincoln instituted the income tax in 1862, and on July 1, 1862, Congress passed the Internal Revenue Act, creating the Bureau of Internal Revenue (later renamed to the Internal Revenue Service). This act was intended to “provide Internal Revenue to support the Government and to pay interest on the Public Debt.” Instituted in the height of the Civil War, the “Public Debt” at the time primarily consisted of war expenses. For the Southern States that were part of the Confederate side of the Civil War, once Union troops took over parts of the Southern States, income | |||
*To learn more about this Collection click [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States,_Internal_Revenue_Assessment_Lists_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) here] | *To learn more about this Collection click [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States,_Internal_Revenue_Assessment_Lists_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) here] | ||