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StateDraft 3-4Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units2
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Textual relationship

Branch Of Draft 3

Characters in this exact text

SonyaSonya Ormanoff — white woman in Peshawur who conspires to seize Clanton's riflesOn Pagefirst: Named on surviving page 17 and physically present on surviving page 19.ClantonWild Bill ClantonOn Pagefirst: Present on surviving pages 17 and 19.

Surviving manuscript evidence

The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.

Draft 3-4 — partial alternate-ending leavesHoward typescript
Extent2 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: Partial typescript preserving manuscript pages 17 and 19; page 18 absent

TSS: 20315–20316

Two surviving leaves from a partial alternative ending.

Additional documentary notes

  • Alternate Ending: Partial alternative ending preserving pages 17 and 19. (manuscript pages 17 and 19)
  • Missing page: Page 18 is absent from this surviving branch. (manuscript page 18)

Source: First Cuts: The Veiled Manuscripts v1.4, Murderer's Grog Editorial Notes p. 410; Draft 3-4 pp. 465–466

Published in

The Veiled Manuscripts - First Cuts: The Drafts and FragmentsREH Foundation PressJune 2026 (paperback) est. July 27, 2026 (hardcover)↗