Trace a first public request

Before the lesson

Use the context page and Hypatia source card. You may consult its original image. Write, type or tell your answers with an accurate source detail. You are explaining the document, not deciding whether you support the project.

1. Who wrote the request, who received it, and what action did the writer want?

Write or sketch your explanation

2. Does this letter show a new federal law, a request about an existing permit, or completed construction? Explain with a detail. Say one thing the letter does not establish.

Write or sketch your explanation

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