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First-hand Accounts

Rewrite a primary document based upon an alternative point of view to create a new "authentic" document.


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Title: The John Day Letter
Host: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Description: This website contains a letter written between December 1497 and January 1498 by John Day, an English merchant. It was possibly written to Christopher Columbus and contains significant information about the Cabot voyages.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access complete text. Click on topics in the left-hand-side menu to access additional historical documents.
URL: http://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/exploration/john-day.php

 

Title: Medieval Sourcebook. Christopher Columbus: Extracts from Journal
Host: Paul Halsall, Internet Medieval Sourcebook, Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies
Description: This website contains a document from Columbus' journal written during his voyage of 1492.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access complete text.
URL: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/columbus1.html

 

Title: Modern History Sourcebook. Hernan Cortés: from Second Letter to Charles V, 1520
Host: Paul Halsall, Internet Modern History Sourcebook, Fordham University
Description: This website contains a letter, written in 1520 by Hernan Cortés to Charles V, describing the Aztec city of Temixtitlan and the activities and customs of the Aztecs.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access complete text.
URL: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1520cortes.html

 

Title: Modern History Sourcebook. Samuel de Champlain: The Foundation of Quebec, 1608
Host: Paul Halsall, Internet Modern History Sourcebook, Fordham University
Description: This website contains an account written by Samuel de Champlain about his exploration of Canada in 1608 and a letter written by Henry, King of France, to Champlain.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access complete text.
URL: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1608champlain.html
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