← Back to Daughters of Feud
Exact textual stateDraft

Daughters of Feud

Part of Daughters of Feud

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units18
Textual identity is not textual authority. “Catalogue primary/default” selects the default catalogue representation; it does not mean that this wording is automatically Howard’s most authoritative text.

Characters in this exact text

Ann PritchardAnn Pritchard — Pritchard daughter and pupil at Whiskey Run in Daughters of FeudOn Pagefirst: Opening sentence.Bill PritchardBill Pritchard — father of Ann Pritchard; patriarch of the Pritchard feud family in Daughters of FeudOn Pagefirst: Brent recognizes old Bill Pritchard among his abductors.Braxton BrentBraxton Brent — schoolmaster at Whiskey Run in Daughters of FeudOn Pagefirst: Opening sentence.Buck KirbyBuck Kirby — Joan Kirby's brother; young feudist in Daughters of FeudOn Pagefirst: First named while Joan warns Brent about him; he later appears at the schoolhouse.DickDick Pritchard — son of Bill Pritchard in Daughters of FeudOn Pagefirst: Named among Bill Pritchard's three sons.JimJim Pritchard — son of Bill Pritchard in Daughters of FeudOn Pagefirst: Named among Bill Pritchard's three sons.Joan KirbyJoan Kirby — Kirby daughter and pupil at Whiskey Run in Daughters of FeudOn Pagefirst: Opening sentence.JoeJoe Pritchard — eldest son of Bill Pritchard in Daughters of FeudOn Pagefirst: Named among Bill Pritchard's three sons.Judge HarrisonJudge Harrison — head of the Whiskey Run school board of trustees in Daughters of FeudOn Pagefirst: Narrative recalls a conversation in which Harrison advises Brent.

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 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent18 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: Complete 18-page untitled typescript

TSS: 62557–62574

Complete untitled Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: First Cuts describes Draft 1 as untitled. (witness level)

Source: First Cuts: The Veiled Manuscripts v1.4, Daughters of Feud, Editorial Notes p. 257; Draft 1 pp. 261–277

Published in

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