>From The Cork Examiner, 24 February 1863 - THE WAR IN AMERICA. ---------- EXTRACT of a letter from an Irish labourer in Washington, U.S., to his mother in the neighbourhood of Cork:-- Washington, Jan. 18, 1863. All paper money is gowing in this country, know sence the war commenced by taking this to the Bank to send it to Ireland you will get only one half in gold first, in consequence of the war all the gold and silver is played out. I hope it will soon be settled one way or the other, there is many a fine irish man killed in this country and many a por widow and orphan is crying. Through the means of this war there killing the same as a lot of pigs would be "drove into a slaughter house." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Ireland Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.IrelandOldNews.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -