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Uncle Bearfield GordonBearfield Gordon — Breckinridge's uncle; one of the Four Patriarchs of Bear CreekOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72Uncle Bill BucknerBill Buckner — Breckinridge's uncle; one of the Four Patriarchs of Bear CreekOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72Bill / GlantonBill Glanton — Texas gunman guiding Professor Van Brock in the Haunted MountainsOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72Breckinridge Elkins / IBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72Cap'n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72Dick LynchDick Lynch — Chawed Ear man encountered in the novel's Educate or Bust materialOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72Esau BarlowEsau Barlow — Chawed Ear citizen in the novel's Educate or Bust materialOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72Glory McGrawGlory McGraw — Bear Creek woman loved by Breckinridge; daughter of Old Man McGrawOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72HurleyHurley — one of Donovan's fake stage passengers/accomplicesOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72J. Pembroke PembertonJ. Pembroke Pemberton — English sportsman/tenderfoot visiting Bear CreekMentionedfirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72Japhet Rickby / Japhet Hickby / Japhet JalatinJaphet Jalatin — Donovan accomplice in the novel; Draft 1 also calls him Japhet Rickby/HickbyOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72Jim Harrigan / old Jim HarriganJim Harrigan — older stage passenger/victim shot in Donovan's frame-upMentionedfirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72Uncle John GarfieldJohn Garfield — Breckinridge's uncle; one of the Four Patriarchs of Bear CreekOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72Joshua / Joshua BraxtonJoshua Braxton — older hermit hiding in the Haunted Mountains to avoid an unwanted marriageOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72Jackson / Judah JacksonJudah Jackson — one of Donovan's fake stage passengers/accomplices; initials J.J.On Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72Jugbelly JudkinsJugbelly Judkins — drinking-match trickster and Donovan accomplice in the novelOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72Miss Margaret Devon / Miss MargaretMiss Devon — young schoolteacher intended for Chawed Ear; elopes with Jack SpragueOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72Ned Ashley / AshleyNed Ashley — Chawed Ear merchant and stage passenger who helps identify the supposed robberOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72papRoarin' Bill Elkins — Breckinridge's fatherOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72SladeSlade — one of Donovan's fake stage passengers/accomplicesOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72DonovanWild Bill Donovan — cowpuncher/outlaw-like leader pursuing Cap'n Kidd with five menOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, A Gent from Bear Creek Draft 1, pp. 49–72
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 novel typescript leavesHoward typescript
Extent27 pagesCompletenessIncomplete
Physical extent: 27 surviving pages: manuscript pages 203–210 and 239–257
TSS: 22219, 51775, 65779, 21778–21779, 51737–51738, 22218, 22221, 51774, 22223, 51773, 51742, 21780–21781, 51771–51768, 51772, 22210, 22222, 22209, 22211, 22220, 22215, 51743
Untitled, incomplete Howard novel typescript with major pagination gaps.
Additional documentary notes
- Missing Pages: Large portions of the novel typescript are missing; the surviving body consists only of pages 203–210 and 239–257. (before manuscript page 203 and between pages 210/239)
- Untitled Witness: The surviving Draft 1 typescript is untitled. (whole witness)
Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 4, Editorial Notes pp. 47–48; Draft 1 pp. 49–72
