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Characters in this exact text
Ash BuckleyAsh Buckley — A Gent from the Pecos supporting CharacterOn Page7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 316Aunt Navasota HawkinsAunt Navasota Hawkins — Pike Bearfield's auntOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 309the sheriffBill Clemson — sheriff named in the A Gent from the Pecos synopsisOn Page12 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 312BillBill Watson — member of the Watson familyOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 312Cousin Esau HarrisonCousin Esau Harrison — Pike Bearfield's cousin; distinct from Uncle Esau HawkinsOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 309Cullen BakerCullen Baker — Reconstruction-era Texas figureMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 318Gen’ral BraddockGeneral Braddock — pig in A Gent from the PecosOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 315Jedge PeabodyJedge Peabody — alligator in A Gent from the PecosOn Page11 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 322Jeppard WilkinsonJeppard Wilkinson — writer of the hoax letter in A Gent from the PecosOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 319JoeJoe Watson — member of the Watson familyOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 312John McCoyJohn McCoy — outlaw leader in A Gent from the PecosOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 313Judson BearfieldJudson Bearfield — Pike Bearfield's fatherOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 309KirbyKirby Bearfield — Pike Bearfield's brotherOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 309old JabezOld Jabez Watson — Watson family patriarchOn Page13 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 312Pike BearfieldPike Bearfield — Wolf Mountain/Lazy Fishook protagonistOn Page8 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 310Sam HoustonSam Houston — historical Texas political and military leader invoked in the sourceMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 318SatantaSatanta — Pike Bearfield's horseOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 310Sinclair’s DefeatSinclair’s Defeat — mule in A Gent from the PecosOn Page10 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 311Tom HansonTom Hanson — wagon-yard owner in A Gent from the PecosOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 314Uncle Esau HawkinsUncle Esau Hawkins — Pike Bearfield relative; also called Saul HawkinsOn Page6 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 309Uncle Joab HudkinsUncle Joab Hudkins — Pike Bearfield's uncleOn Page34 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 309
Surviving manuscript evidence
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Draft 3 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent21 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: 21 pages / 21 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 52385–52405
Original typescript (OT).
Manuscript details
Source / manuscript titleA Gent from the Pecos
Additional documentary notes
- Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records this surviving witness as untitled. (witness level)
- Paper Stock: The spreadsheet records yellow paper for this surviving witness. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Gent from the Pecos, A (d3) · TSS 52385–52405 · spreadsheet rows 5293–5313