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Also Known As Theodore Christian Friedrich Thomas
Born October 11, 1835 • Germany
Died January 4, 1905 (aged 69) • Chicago • Illinois

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Handwritten letter in cursive script from Antonin Dvorak to Theodore Thomas on stationery from The National Conservatory of Music of America, dated April 14, 1893.
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