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Characters in this exact text
Bill Barlow / BillBill Hopkins — one of four Hopkins brothers; Elizerbeth’s brother and Breckinridge’s guide; not another BillOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 112Breckinridge ElkinsBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 109Cap'n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 110Dick JacksonDick Jackson — Chawed Ear suitor of Ellen Elkins; Jake Barlow’s nephew; not another Howard Jackson by name aloneOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 110ElizerbethElizerbeth Hopkins — daughter of Old Man Hopkins and sister of Bill Hopkins; messenger during the feudOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 113Ellen / Ellen ElkinsEllen Elkins — Breckinridge's sister in Draft 2; not Ellen Reynolds #21 or Wampum Ellen #40On Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 110Jake BarlowJake Barlow — Barlow relative whose cabin is the feud rendezvous; uncle of Dick Jackson; not Navajo Barlow #61Mentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 113Uncle Jeppard GrimesJeppard Grimes — Breckinridge's Uncle Jeppard; owner of the missing goldOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 109Old Man HopkinsOld Man Hopkins — older head of the Hopkins household/clan during the feudOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 115
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
Extent11 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: Complete 11-page draft
TSS: 64924–64930, 64932–64935
Untitled original typescript.
Additional documentary notes
- Typed Insertion: The phrase “I reckon they thought they was whispering” was typed as an insertion between the lines in the typescript. (First Cuts p. 113)
Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 2, The Feud Buster, Editorial Notes; Draft 1 transcription
