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John Downe's purpose in writing his letter was to convince his wife that the United States was a good place to live and that she should immigrate.

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John Downe's purpose is to show his wife the benefical effects that America can provide and why to migrate 'here'.

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The purpose of John Downe's letter is to convince his family to immigrate to America.

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to persuade his wife and his children to move to the United States and live with him.

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Purpose- To inform his family that he has enough money to bring them to America and a house for them to live in

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Informing his wife and children of the opportunities that exist in America in order to convince them to move there with him

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John Downe's purpose of this letter, is to convince his wife that she and the children should come and join him in America

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John Downe's purpose in writing a letter to his wife is to reassure her and to describe the wondrous quality of life in America.

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To convince his wife and children to move to the United States

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John Downe's purpose is to persuade his his family to come to America.

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John Downe's purpose it to persuade/convince his wife to come to America to live a better life.

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John Downe wrote this letter to advise his wife to join him in America and to also give historical information about the time period and the differences in their ways of life.

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John Downe's letter to his wife is intended to persuade her to join him in America, as there are many advantages for them.

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In John Downe's letter to his wife, his purpose of the letter is to show his wife what a great place America is and convince her to move to America with him

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HINT: Purpose should be stated in the form of an infinitive (to + verb) and its object.  See example below. Keep audience(s) in mind when identifying purpose.