Income Tax & the Funeral Car

[L Verge]

John, I suspect that your answer is correct. However, remember the Roman Ides days that came every month, I believe, when you rendered unto Caesar... Someone correct me, but weren't the Ides always a few days before, on, or after the 15th of the month? Remember the Booth family's strong ties to Shakespeare and to Caesar. I have heard Mike Kauffman suggest the symbolism of JWB using the opportunity to "render unto Caesar" what he thought Caesar was due as close to the Ides as possible. Weren't the Ides on April 13 in 1865?