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Gents in Buckskin

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StateDraft 3Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units22
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Characters in this exact text

Aunt HenriettaAunt Henrietta — Judith Granger's aunt in Panther/Painter SpringsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 237Breckinridge Elkins / IBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 231Bull CroghanBull Croghan — leader of the Cordova buffalo huntersOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 242Cap'n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 232Curly / Curly JacobsCurly Jacobs — young Panther/Painter Springs cowpuncher courting Judith GrangerOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, pp. 233–238Glaze BannackGlaze Bannack — Breckinridge's trouble-prone cowpoke friendOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 232Jabez Granger / Uncle JabezJabez Granger — Judith Granger's uncleOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 239Joe Emerson / EmersonJoe Emerson — Cordova saloon/store proprietor connected with the stolen buffalo hidesOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, pp. 241–249Judith GrangerJudith Granger — young woman in Panther/Painter Springs; later marries Glaze BannackOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 233Old Man GarnettOld Man Garnett — Buck Creek debtor who owes Glaze Bannack ten dollarsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 232Hopkins / Old Man HopkinsOld Man Hopkins — robbed buffalo-hide owner in Gents in Buckskin Drafts 2–4On Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, pp. 241–250

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 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent22 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: Complete 22-page untitled typescript

TSS: 50305–50326

Complete untitled Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Textual Error Later Corrected: First Cuts notes the same pronoun mistake (“him”) found in Draft 2; Howard corrected it to “me” in Draft 4. (First Cuts p. 234)
  • Typed Replacement: “Drag up that” was typed above “Set down on that”. First Cuts marks the superseded reading with editorial strikethrough. (First Cuts p. 238)
  • Typed Replacement: “to move them barrels out of” was added above the line as a replacement; First Cuts marks the superseded reading with editorial strikethrough. (First Cuts p. 247)
  • Typed Replacement: Howard erased “charge” and typed “hurricane” above it. (First Cuts p. 248)
  • Typed Insertion: “At that Emerson started to run, but I grabbed him.” was inserted above the line. (First Cuts p. 249)

Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 3, Gents in Buckskin, Editorial Notes p. 205; Draft 3 pp. 231–251

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Breckinridge Elkins - First Cuts: The Drafts and Fragments - Rough Trails 3REH Foundation PressMarch 2026↗First Cuts: The Drafts and Fragments Breckinridge Elkins: Rough Trails Volumes 1-4 4 Volume Collector's Box SetREH Foundation PressMarch 2026↗