{"id":2667,"date":"2018-03-22T18:52:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T18:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/?p=2667"},"modified":"2025-06-03T17:07:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:07:23","slug":"letter-from-poland-august-burandt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/immigrant-letters\/index.php\/letter-from-poland-august-burandt\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from Poland. August Burandt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2667\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2667-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2667-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2667-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2669 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/poland-600x400bw.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/immigrant-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/poland-600x400bw.png 600w, https:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/immigrant-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/poland-600x400bw-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/ihrca.umn.edu\/immigrant-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/poland-600x400bw-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Letter written by August Burandt from Korne to his brother Bernard Burandt. 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