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Title	Annette Innis Young's love letter, dated July 29, 1896
Creator	Young, Annette Innis, 1885-1975;
Date.Original	1896-07-29
Description	A one page letter written by Annette Innis Young, in black ink on off-white lined paper. The letter is dated July 29, 1896, Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Annette writes about her love for Samuel Wood and how Innis picks on her by calling Samuel "my favorite and sweet heart". She goes on to write that no one knows, not even him that she loves him. At the end of the letter she gives her love to her friends and relatives as well.
Notes	Annette Innis Young would have been 11 years old when she wrote this letter. Annette Innis Young was the daughter of William Hopkins Young and Martha Innis Young. The granddaughter of George Innis and Ann Bevier Hasbrouck. She was born in Poughkeepsie, and educated at home by private tutors. She enjoyed playing golf with her father, riding horses on the Locust Grove estate, and enthusiastically recorded her family's activities in her diary. A member of a wealthy and socially prominent family, Annette generously gave time and money to a wide variety of charitable and philanthropic organizations that focused on preserving natural and historical resources. Her love of animals was reflected in her active support of the ASPCA. In 1963, she oversaw Locust Grove's designation as a National Historic Landmark, at that time an unusual step for a privately held property. Annette spent 80 of her 90 years living at Locust Grove, and clearly recognized the estate's national importance as the home of Samuel F. B. Morse. Annette also inherited Locust Lawn (The Josiah Hasbrouck House) from her brother Innis (1887-1953). Annette Innis Young (1885-1975) in turn bequeathed the property to the Huguenot Historical Society (Historic Huguenot Street), in 1958.
Subject.LCSH	Letter writing; Children;
Subject.TGM	Correspondence Love letters Love
Subject.Local	Young family Wood family
Personal Name	Young, Annette Innis, 1885-1975
Location	Poughkeepsie - Dutchess County - New York
HRVH Topic	Daily Life People Women
Language	eng
Format.Original	ink on paper;
Resource Type	Text
Source	Locust Lawn Farm
Donor	Young, Annette Innis, 1885-1975
Resource Identifier	loveletter1896.jpeg
Publisher.Digital	Historic Huguenot Street
Date.Digital	2009-12
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
Exhibit Homepage	http://www.hrvh.org/exhibit/notiontosew
Digital Collection	A Notion to Sew
Holding Institution	Locust Lawn Farm
Contact Information	2683 South Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 http://www.lgny.org/
Rights	Locust Grove holds copyright and reproduction rights. Permission for reproduction required.
Technical Data	Archival TIFF - MicroTEK 9800XL; Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0; 24 bit color; 600 ppi; RGB; 33,035,728 bytes: 2690x4092 pixels; no compression
Translation	1896 July 29, Locust Grove Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Ever since I first saw Samuel Wood I haved loved him. I have been afraid to tell. I think I am in love with him. No one knows this but me. Innis used to make me mad by calling me his favorite him my favorite and sweet heart. Please forgive me. I used to maneuver to be able to look at him I don't think he ever suspected this. Annette Innis Young. I love all my friends + relatives very very much. A.
Scanning Technician	Hurlburt, Ashley
Metadata Creator	Hurlburt, Ashley

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