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Darbe, Bert E.

 Person

Found in 1 Record:

Correspondence and miscellaneous items regarding the cannon "Old Sacramento"

 Collection — Folder 1
Call Number: RH MS P251
Overview

Includes material about the cannon called "Old Sacramento", and a cannonball believed to be one from the cannon which was presented to the University by Claude L. Darbe in 1960. The cannon ball was found on a farm by Bert E. Darbe in 1895, the site of the old town of Franklin. There is also a brief history on the cannon's use in a pro-slavery attack on Lawrence in the spring of 1856.

Dates: 1960 - 1961