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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. 384BettyBetty — Joshua Richardson’s youngest daughterOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 377Breckinridge ElkinsBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 375mawBreckinridge Elkins’s mother — unnamed mother of Breckinridge; called 'maw' by the narratorOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 375Cap'n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 376George WarrenGeorge Warren — young Illinois emigrant sent by Bearfield Buckner to order the Kansas party outOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 383GomezGomez — Zamora subordinate who confronts the Richardson boys at War Smoke; called Juan in Draft 1On Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 379Gonzeles Zamora / ZamoraGonzales Zamora — Mexican bandit/horse-thief leader claiming Bowie Knife CanyonOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 379young Jack RichardsonJack Richardson — young member of the Richardson family/wagon trainOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 387Jim DornleyJim Dornley — man mentioned in a local ambush anecdoteMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 382Joe / Joe RichardsonJoe Richardson — Joshua Richardson’s son in Pilgrims to the PecosOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 382Joshua RichardsonJoshua Richardson — leader of the Kansas emigrant train; called only Old Man Richardson in earlier draftsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 375NedNed Richardson — one of Joshua Richardson’s boys/sonsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 382Ouachita / OuachieOuachita Elkins — Breckinridge's sisterMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 375Roaring Bill ElkinsRoarin' Bill Elkins — Breckinridge's fatherOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 375General Sterlin' PriceSterling Price — historical Confederate general mentioned in the Elkins–Richardson loyalty testMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 375Tom HarriganTom Harrigan — man mentioned as victim of Jim Dornley’s earlier ambushMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 382
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 carbon copyHoward carbon copy
Extent23 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: Complete 23-page carbon copy
TSS: 22001–22023
Complete untitled carbon copy, described by First Cuts as appearing to be a carbon copy of the final text.
Additional documentary notes
- Carbon Copy: First Cuts describes the complete 23-page witness as appearing to be a carbon copy of the final text. (Whole witness) · Probable
- Smeared Replacement: The word “south” is smeared out and appears intended to be replaced by “out.” (Draft 3 p. 377)
- Smudged Text: The word transcribed as “braidments” is smudged in the typescript; First Cuts states that the original is unclear and the reading is contextual. (Draft 3 p. 389) · Probable
Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 2, Pilgrims to the Pecos, Editorial Notes p. 339; Draft 3 pp. 375–395
