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Governor Alvarado's Letter to Allen Light

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Document Analysis of Mexican Letter

1. Type of document (check one)

___Newspaper   ___Report

___Letter    ___Memorandum

___Press Release

2. Unique physical qualities of the (original) document

___Interesting letterhead  ___Handwritten

___Seals    ___Foreign Language

3. Date of Document: ______________________________________________

4. Author of Document: _____________________________________________

5. For whom was this document written? _______________________________

6. Document information:

A. What was the problem the author of this document wanted to solve?

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B. What did this writer want Allen Light to do?

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C. List three things this document tells you about the relationship between

foreigners and the Mexican government at the time this document was written.

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D. Write a question to the author that is left unanswered by the document.

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