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Typed transcription of title page of autobiography pages on page 110.

"Auto Biography of myself," written by William Bosson at the age of 73. Autobiography details family history, rise of pro-Confederate and secession sentiment in Tennessee, intelligence Bosson shared with the Federal army, and Bosson’s loyalty to the Union.

Bosson genealogical information that spans five generations of Bossons. Multiple variant typewritten transcriptions of this document are in the genealogical documents accompanying the scrapbook. Concludes with Colonel William Bosson's (Thomas Mayo Bosson's father) family.

Transcription of the genealogy on page 114. Robert includes an additional note at the end of the transcription that indicates that his uncle, Thomas Mayo Bosson, wrote the genealogy. Indicates that genealogical information as well as "notes on family connection, ancestry, and burials " are preserved in a typewritten copy format.

William Bosson (1857-1934) implores the owner of a book of pressed flowers gathered from Henry Clay's garden to preserve it for 100 years to memorialize "the grandest statesman of the past of the American Age--who dying left an impression on the Country."

First note: Robert Newland Bosson worked on preserving the papers. He could not find the manuscript description of "the Book of Flowers" he had previously "recorded." Instead, he utilized a reprint from the Usher-Newnan papers prepared by Henry L. Newnan (brother-in-law) for the transcription on this page. Typed transcription of the manuscript on page 115. With an additional note by Robert Bosson indicating that the flower species are recognizable despite fading of color and that Colonel Bosson's impetus to preserve the flowers "hints of romance."

Concerning a trip he took to Nashville, Tennessee where he met members of the family and visited the grave of Thomas Mayo, Charles Thompson Bosson, and a member of the Hill family. Speaks of hospitality.