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Titles: "Collection of customs at the South," "Postal Arrangements at the South" and "Vote on the African Slave Trade," "The Southern Army" and "Treason defined in Florida," "Expenses of the 'Confederate States'," and "Montgomery, Alabama, March 9, 1861. 'To the President of the Convention of Arkansas.'" Manuscript note by William Bosson (1806-1887): "Clippings from Southern Papers."

Notification of George H. Thomas' death and invitation for recipients to attend a meeting commemorating Thomas in Nashville on April 12, 1870. [NB: this is probably the circular that was enclosed with the letter sent to Bosson on April 4, 1870, by John Trimble, Eugene Carey, J. W. Paramore, Enose Hopkins, and G. S. Carpenter, located on page 46.]

Typed transcription of the circular letter on page 48.

Typed note respecting the newspaper clippings on page 48.

1. Ticket to the "Union Convention of The State of Tennessee," [before January 8, 1865]. Accompanied by a manuscript explanatory note by William Bosson (1806-1887). 2. Ticket for Bosson as a delegate from Tennessee to the "Southern Loyalists Convention" in Philadelphia. Signed by S. C. Mercer, secretary of the Union State Convention, [before September 3, 1866]. 3. Ticket for Bosson as a delegate to the "Southern Loyal Convention" in Philadelphia, September 1866.

Titles: "Military League between the State of Tennessee and the Confederate States" and "Declaration of Independence of Tennessee." With a post-1878 manuscript note by William Bosson (1806-1887) highlighting the relationship between the State and the Federal Union, leaving Tennessee "free from all obligation to, or connection with the Federal Government." Bosson writes that Isham G. Harris "Governor & Traitor" is a senator in Congress. Washington C. Whitthorne is, in 1878 a member of Congress.

Typed note respecting the newspaper clippings on page 50.

Typed transcriptions of tickets on page 50.

Manuscript by William Bosson (1806-1887) on the restoration of civil government in Tennessee following the Civil War. Bosson was on a reporting committee with Judge Milligan, Judge Gault, Maynard, E. H. Cooper, and John Hord. Andrew Johnson and a popular vote approved the report, which included an amendment to the state constitution abolishing slavery "with a schedule." "I was elected to the Senate for the 9th district & was appointed Chairman of the Com. of ways & Means, Chairman of the Com. on Education & Common Schools, & Chairman on Freedmen Com." In the financial realm, Bosson introduced a bill "designed by its provisions to sustain the faith & credit of the State." This involved "funding the interest" accrued over 4.5 years and paying the interest due July 1, 1866. Writes about the changes in value of Tennessee state's bonds between 1870 and 1877. The Democratic leadership in 1870 failed to pay interest, resulting in a significant decline in the worth of Tennessee's bonds. Suggests this decision embarrassed the "growth & prosperity" of the State. Refers to document signed by Brownlow, Hatchell, Radford, and Fletcher that "authorized and empowered" William Bosson (1806-1887) by the Executive and Finance Officers of Tennessee to select a Bank in New York for the state due July 1, 1866.

Typed transcription of the manuscript on page 52.