Question

Which accurately describes a letter written during the time a historical event occurred?

a. effective secondary source document
b.too biased for historical evidence
c.too focused for historical evidence
d.unreliable narrative source
e. useful primary source document

Answer 1

The correct answer is option E.

A letter written during the time a historical event occurred is a useful primary source document.

Primary source documents are the most original way to understand Historical events.

If it was the letter written for discussing analysing the same historical event after the occurrence of the event, it would have been considered as a secondary source.