. ▁The ▁Warner ▁family ▁owned ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Sister s ▁Susan ▁Bog ert ▁Warner ▁and ▁Anna ▁Bart lett ▁Warner ▁were ▁popular , ▁pro l ific ▁novel ists ▁whose ▁works ▁sold ▁millions ▁of ▁copies ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁England ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁The ▁Warner ▁sister s ▁are ▁recognized ▁as ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁American ▁women ▁writers ▁of ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century . ▁Anna ▁Bart lett ▁Warner ' s ▁most ▁well ▁known ▁song ▁is ▁Jesus ▁Lov es ▁Me . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁seven ▁years ▁before ▁her ▁death , ▁Anna ▁Warner ▁sold ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁Mrs . ▁Margaret ▁S age , ▁wid ow ▁of ▁the ▁financi er ▁Russell ▁S age . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁Mrs . ▁Russell ▁S age ▁and ▁Miss ▁Anna ▁Warner ▁presented ▁Constitution ▁Island ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government ▁as ▁a ▁joint ▁gift ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁following ▁st ip ulations : ▁ ▁“ L aw rence , ▁L . I ., ▁September ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁ ▁The ▁President : ▁ ▁Sir : ▁I ▁take ▁pleasure ▁in ▁tender ing ▁as ▁a ▁gift ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁myself ▁and ▁Miss ▁Anna ▁Bart lett ▁Warner , ▁Constitution ▁Island , ▁opposite ▁of ▁West ▁Point … to ▁be ▁an ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Military ▁Academy … under ▁the ▁following ▁conditions : ▁First : ▁That ▁‘ the ▁Island ▁be ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁forever ▁of ▁the ▁United