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Characters in this exact text
Cousin Bearfield BucknerBearfield Buckner — Texas Buckner; Breckinridge’s cousinOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 349BettyBetty — Joshua Richardson’s youngest daughterOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 352Breckinridge ElkinsBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 342mawBreckinridge Elkins’s mother — unnamed mother of Breckinridge; called 'maw' by the narratorOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 341Cap'n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 342George WarrenGeorge Warren — young Illinois emigrant sent by Bearfield Buckner to order the Kansas party outOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 347the gal Bearfield was sweet ontoGeorge Warren’s sister — unnamed Illinois woman courted by Bearfield and apparently to marry Jack RichardsonMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 356JuanGomez — Zamora subordinate who confronts the Richardson boys at War Smoke; called Juan in Draft 1On Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 345Gonzales Zamora / ZamoraGonzales Zamora — Mexican bandit/horse-thief leader claiming Bowie Knife CanyonOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 345Jack RichardsonJack Richardson — young member of the Richardson family/wagon trainOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 351Jim DornleyJim Dornley — man mentioned in a local ambush anecdoteMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 347Joe / Joe RichardsonJoe Richardson — Joshua Richardson’s son in Pilgrims to the PecosOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 348Old Man RichardsonJoshua Richardson — leader of the Kansas emigrant train; called only Old Man Richardson in earlier draftsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 341NedNed Richardson — one of Joshua Richardson’s boys/sonsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 347Ouachita / OuachieOuachita Elkins — Breckinridge's sisterMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 341Roaring Bill ElkinsRoarin' Bill Elkins — Breckinridge's fatherOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 341General Sterlin' PriceSterling Price — historical Confederate general mentioned in the Elkins–Richardson loyalty testMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 341TomTom — injured member of the Richardson wagon train; surname is not stated in the surviving draftsMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 351Tom HarriganTom Harrigan — man mentioned as victim of Jim Dornley’s earlier ambushMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 347
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
Extent18 pagesCompletenessIncomplete
Physical extent: Originally 18 pages; 17 survive; page 13 missing; surviving narrative ends abruptly
TSS: 61890, 61901–61897, 63570–63571, 20321, 63572–63574, 11780–11783, 20322
Untitled Howard typescript.
Additional documentary notes
- Missing page: First Cuts explicitly marks page 13 of the typescript as missing. (Original page 13)
- Incomplete Continuation: The surviving narrative ends abruptly; First Cuts states this indicates that the draft was intended to continue further. (End of surviving Draft 1)
- Typed Insertion: The line “After all, we hadn't started there.” appears as a typed insertion and does not appear in Draft 3. (Early discussion with Old Man Richardson)
- Typed Insertion Uncertain Placement: The line “and rocks shot off the ledge and hit beyond us.” is typed above the main paragraph; First Cuts notes that its intended position is unclear. (Attack on the ledge)
- Typed Insertion: The line “his sixth man.” is typed directly above “six men to his credit”; First Cuts notes that it does not fit properly. (Bearfield's kill count)
Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 2, Pilgrims to the Pecos, Editorial Notes p. 339; Draft 1 pp. 341–356
