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Characters in this exact text
Badger ChisomBadger Chisom — red-whiskered bank/train robber whom Breckinridge mistakes for Uncle EsauOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 252Bill ReynoldsBill Reynolds — member of Badger Chisom's robbery gang; stage passenger at War PaintUnknownfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 252BreckinridgeBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 245Cap'n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 246ElizabethElizabeth — Roarin' Bill Elkins's sister in Arizona; correspondent whose letter prompts the tripUnknownfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 245Uncle EsauEsau Grimes — older Arizona relative whom Breckinridge is sent to fetch; not Badger ChisomOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 252Grizzly HawkinsGrizzly Hawkins — large black-whiskered outlaw at the cabin; drafts 1–3On Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 248Jim BraxtonJim Braxton — Breckinridge's rival for Ellen Reynolds in Guns of the MountainsUnknownfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 245Jim HopkinsJim Hopkins — member of Badger Chisom's robbery gang; stage passenger at War PaintUnknownfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 252papRoarin' Bill Elkins — Breckinridge's fatherOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 1, p. 245
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
Extent9 pagesCompletenessIncomplete
Physical extent: 9-page draft; page 3 missing; page 7 duplicated
TSS: 30059, 30058, 30040, 30039, 30055, 30054, 30053, 30052
Untitled original typescript.
Additional documentary notes
- Missing page: Manuscript page 3 is missing. (page 3)
- Duplicated page: Manuscript page 7 is duplicated. (page 7)
Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 1, Editorial Notes, p. 241
