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Textual relationship
Branches From Draft 1
Characters in this exact text
AlexanderAlexander — Uncle Jeppard's child; human, not Breckinridge's mule Alexander #9Mentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 140Breckinridge ElkinsBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 129Cap’n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 129ErathErath Elkins — Bear Creek relative; Joel Gordon's brother-in-lawMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 140Jack GordonJack Gordon — Joel Gordon's youngest brother and fast gun-slingerOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 139JacksonJackson — cabin-dwelling outlaw in Draft 1 / Draft 1-1 branch; not Al Jackson of WampumOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 136Uncle JeppardJeppard Grimes — Breckinridge's Uncle Jeppard; owner of the missing goldMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 136JoelJoel Gordon — Erath Elkins's brother-in-law; Bear Creek relativeMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 140Wolf OrmondWolf Ormond — dead former outlaw leader in Draft 1-1 continuationMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 138
Surviving manuscript evidence
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Draft 1-1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
CompletenessComplete
Physical extent: revised continuation from page 17; ends on manuscript page 29
TSS: 61808–61809, 92907–92911, 93157
Revised continuation to the shared 17-page opening.
Additional documentary notes
- Alternate continuation: Revised continuation branching from the shared Draft 1 opening at page 17. (whole witness)
Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 1, Editorial Notes, p. 105
