The undersigned, a native born of California, and a priest of the Holy Orthodox Russian Church has visited the historic landmarks of Fort Ross—sacred to the hearts of Christians, who observe the progress of each and all Governments and nations with jealous eye. I have had the honor to visit this place and pray in the old cemetery yonder on the hill (for we could not in the church, which is now,—since the stars and stripes have been raised—a House of Cattle) in company with the Most Reverend Bishop Nicholas and Mr. P. Grepachevsky. April 12th 1897.1
Sebastian Dabovich
1897, 31 Mar/12 Apr.
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Publisher’s Note: Originally published in the Holy Trinity Cathedral LIFE, Vol. 3, No. 11, July 1996