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Exact textual stateDraft

Gents on the Lynch — Draft 3

Part of Gents on the Lynch

StateDraft 3Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units23
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.

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 — complete titled carbon-copy witnessHoward carbon copy
Extent23 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 23 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 51273, 51274, 51275, 51276, 51277, 51278, 51279, 51280, 51281, 51282, 51283, 51284, 51285, 51286, 51287, 51288, 51289, 51290, 51291, 51292, 51293, 51294, 51296

Complete 23-sheet carbon-copy witness to Gents on the Lynch — Draft 3.

Manuscript details

Word countThe source records that the manuscript carries a word count.

Additional documentary notes

  • Carbon Copy: The source designation d3-cc identifies this as a carbon-copy witness. (witness level)
  • Complete Witness: The source explicitly describes the packet as complete. (witness level)
  • Titled Manuscript: The source explicitly describes the manuscript as titled. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Gents on the Lynch (d3-cc) · TSS 51273, 51274, 51275, 51276, 51277, 51278, 51279, 51280, 51281, 51282, 51283, 51284, 51285, 51286, 51287, 51288, 51289, 51290, 51291, 51292, 51293, 51294, 51296 · spreadsheet rows 5450–5473