Letter from Otto T. Bannard to Thomas Collier Platt

Subject(s): Employment references, Ward, Cabot

President of The New York Trust Company, Otto T. Bannard, writes a character recommendation letter about Harvard graduate Cabot Ward to Senator Thomas Collier Platt. Ward is a respected attorney in New York City.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-07

Creator(s)

Bannard, Otto T. (Otto Tremont), 1854-1929

Recipient

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

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 Otto T. Bannard to Thomas Collier Platt. [December 7, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51999. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Bannard, Otto T. (Otto Tremont), 1854-1929. Letter from Otto T. Bannard to Thomas Collier Platt. [7 Dec. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51999.

APA:

Bannard, Otto T. (Otto Tremont), 1854-1929., [1905, December 7]. Letter from Otto T. Bannard to Thomas Collier Platt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51999.

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 15, 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.