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Characters in this exact text
Ace BrentAce Brent — Wahpeton gamblerOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332Bill McNabBill McNab — Wahpeton deputyOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332Billy GlantonBilly Glanton — Texas gunman met by CorcoranOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332Buck GormanBuck Gorman — Vulture associateOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332Colonel HopkinsColonel Hopkins — prominent Wahpeton citizen and mine ownerOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332ConchitaConchita — Mexican woman at the Golden GarterOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332Dick LennoxDick Lennox — gambler targeted in Middleton’s false-confession schemeOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332Glory BlandGlory Bland — dance-hall woman close to CorcoranOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332Jack McBrideJack McBride — young miner in WahpetonOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332JacksonJackson — pseudo-drunk used in a trap for CorcoranOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332Jake BissettJake Bissett — man appointed judge by the minersOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332Jim GrimesJim Grimes — Middleton’s deputyOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332Joe WilloughbyJoe Willoughby — Wahpeton prospectorOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332Joel MillerJoel Miller — Wahpeton outlaw associateOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332John MiddletonJohn Middleton — sheriff of WahpetonOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332RichardsonRichardson — one of John Middleton’s deputies and a VultureOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332StarkStark — one of John Middleton’s deputies and a VultureOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332Steve CorcoranSteve Corcoran — Texas gunfighter hired as deputy in WahpetonOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332Tom DealTom Deal — suspected VultureOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 247-332
Surviving manuscript evidence
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Draft 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent79 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: 79 pages / 79 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 21568–21646
Original typescript (OT).
Manuscript details
Typescript titleVultures of Teton Gulch
Additional documentary notes
- Title present on typescript: The spreadsheet records a title on the surviving witness. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Vultures of Wahpeton, The (d1) · TSS 21568–21646 · spreadsheet rows 18785–18863
Textual witnesses & editorial mediation
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Western Tales - Ultimate EditionRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording
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