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Characters in this exact text
Breckinridge Elkins / IBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 207Bull CroghanBull Croghan — leader of the Cordova buffalo huntersOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 212Cap'n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 208Glaze BannackGlaze Bannack — Breckinridge's trouble-prone cowpoke friendOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 208Jabez Granger / Uncle JabezJabez Granger — Judith Granger's uncleOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 210Big Joe Emerson / EmersonJoe Emerson — Cordova saloon/store proprietor connected with the stolen buffalo hidesOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, pp. 211–213Judith GrangerJudith Granger — young woman in Panther/Painter Springs; later marries Glaze BannackOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 209Old Man GarnettOld Man Garnett — Buck Creek debtor who owes Glaze Bannack ten dollarsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 208old man McGrathOld Man McGrath — robbed buffalo-hide owner in Draft 1 of Gents in BuckskinOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, pp. 211–213
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
Extent7 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: Complete 7-page untitled typescript
TSS: 63363–63369
Short Howard typescript, complete but intentionally compressed in narrative scope.
Additional documentary notes
- Compressed Narrative State: Although complete, Draft 1 is described by First Cuts as dwindling in narrative scope and more akin to a synopsis than a finished story. (witness level)
Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 3, Gents in Buckskin, Editorial Notes p. 205; Draft 1 pp. 207–213
