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Exact textual stateDraft

The Riot at Bucksnort — Draft 3

Part of The Riot at Bucksnort

StateDraft 3Surviving witnesses2TSS 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 — incomplete carbon-copy witness on yellow onion-skin paperHoward carbon copy
Extent12 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 12 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 52434, 63182, 63183, 63185, 63186, 63187, 63188, 63189, 63190, 63191, 63192, 63193

Incomplete 12-sheet carbon-copy witness to The Riot at Bucksnort — Draft 3.

Additional documentary notes

  • Carbon Copy: The source designation d3-cc identifies this as a carbon-copy witness. (witness level)
  • Incomplete Witness: The source explicitly describes the carbon as incomplete. (witness level)
  • Yellow Onion Skin: The source explicitly notes yellow onion-skin paper. (witness level)
  • Represented Gap: Pages 1 and 5 are not represented in the surviving carbon witness. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Riot at Bucksnort, The (d3-cc) · TSS 52434, 63182, 63183, 63185, 63186, 63187, 63188, 63189, 63190, 63191, 63192, 63193 · spreadsheet rows 13017–13029

Draft 3 — second scan/image set of main carbon sheetsOther physical witness
CompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 11 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 52684, 52685, 52687, 52688, 52689, 52690, 52691, 52692, 52693, 52694, 52695

Documentary-only second scan/image set of 11 already represented Draft 3 carbon sheets.

Additional documentary notes

  • Documentary Rescan: Second scan/image set of already represented manuscript sheets. (witness level)
  • Documentary Only: These units do not constitute a second physical manuscript witness. (witness level)
  • Not Additional Manuscript Pages: The rescans do not increase the physical manuscript page count. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Riot at Bucksnort, The (d3-cc) · TSS 52434, 63182, 63183, 63185, 63186, 63187, 63188, 63189, 63190, 63191, 63192, 63193 · spreadsheet rows 13017–13029