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Characters in this exact text
Ann WilkinsAnn Wilkins — Bearfield’s intended bride in AntiochMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 171Bearfield Buckner / Cousin BearfieldBearfield Buckner — Texas Buckner; Breckinridge’s cousinOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 165Breckinridge / IBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 165Cap'n Kid / Cap'n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 167Bearfield’s great-grand-uncle EsauEsau — Bearfield Buckner’s great-grand-uncle; surname not statedMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 168Joe allisonJoe Allison — person mentioned in Aunt Saragosa’s opening letterMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 165Lem JacksonLem Jackson — conman in Drafts 1–2; not automatically Lem Campbell of Draft 3On Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 168MeshakMeshak — Professor Lattimer’s assistant and banjo playerOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 169Old Man Brant Mulholland / Old Man MulhollandOld Man Brant Mulholland — cattle-drive boss who sends Breckinridge for suppliesOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 166Professor Horace J. LattimerProfessor Horace J. Lattimer — traveling patent-medicine salesmanOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 167aunt Saragosa Grimes / Ant SaragosaSaragosa Grimes — Breckinridge’s aunt; writer of the opening letterMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, p. 165
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 2 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent16 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: Complete 16-page untitled typescript
TSS: 63347–63362
Complete untitled Howard typescript.
Additional documentary notes
- Typed Insertion Or Replacement: “they was a feller in it” is inserted between the lines; First Cuts notes that it may be a replacement. (First Cuts p. 167)
- Typed Insertion Uncertain Placement: Howard typed “Some enemies of Bearfield threatened him.” between lines. First Cuts says there is no clear point of attachment, so it is preserved as a standalone insertion. (First Cuts p. 172)
- Typed Insertion: “like a hungry cougar” is inserted above the line, probably after “laughed.” (First Cuts p. 176) · Probable
Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 3, Gents on the Rampage, Editorial Notes p. 149; Draft 2 transcription pp. 165–180
