Letter from Albert Apponyi to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Capital punishment, Scheduling, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Travel

Hungarian nobleman Albert Apponyi shares his itinerary and hopes to meet with Theodore Roosevelt. He discusses the case of Hungarian John Tota who is to be executed after the New Jersey court found him guilty. Apponyi asks Roosevelt to help in the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-25

Creator(s)

Apponyi, Albert, gróf, 1846-1933

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

African Safari (March 1909-1910)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Albert Apponyi to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 25, 1910]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62882. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Apponyi, Albert, gróf, 1846-1933. Letter from Albert Apponyi to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 Dec. 1910]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62882.

APA:

Apponyi, Albert, gróf, 1846-1933., [1910, December 25]. Letter from Albert Apponyi to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62882.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.