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Nov 27, 1855

Journal Entry

November 27, 1855 ~ Tuesday

27 The Eastern mail got in last night I got 10 Numbers
of the Mormon ^[FIGURE 1] I wrote 4 letters to Tooele^ the Mail Brought news of the fall of Sebastopol
the southern part of the city was taken by the Allies the Russians
built blew up their magazenes sunk their ships & set fire to the
city as they retreated the first dispatch said that each side lost
30000 men total 60000. orther Accounts say 740000 in all

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Sevastopol, Russian Empire
Tooele, Tooele County, Utah Territory

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Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
On the the mail brought us news from the last of the fall of Sebastopol

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1856 - 1861
Wilford serves on Board of Directors of Deseret Agriculture and Manufacturing Society.

Nov 27, 1855