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Bill GlantonBill Glanton — Texas gunman guiding Professor Van Brock in the Haunted MountainsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 313Breckinridge ElkinsBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 311Cap'n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 311Professor Horace Van BrockHorace Van Brock — New York professor searching for a supposed wild man in the Haunted MountainsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 313Uncle JacobJacob Grimes — Breckinridge's prospecting uncle; husband of Lavaca GrimesOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 311Joe HopkinsJoe Hopkins — weekly traveler through Haunted Mountain Gap who carries Breckinridge's note to Aunt LavacaMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 313Joshua BraxtonJoshua Braxton — older hermit hiding in the Haunted Mountains to avoid an unwanted marriageOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 316Aunt LavacaLavaca Grimes — Breckinridge's Aunt Lavaca; wife of Jacob GrimesOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 311
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Draft 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent8 pagesCompletenessComplete
TSS: 20273, 20274, 20275, 12024, 12025, 12026, 12028, 12027
Untitled original typescript.
Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 1, Editorial Notes, p. 309
