Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: These papers contain Brown's appointment by H. C. Linn, a Director of the St. Louis, Oklahoma, and Southern Railroad, to act on behalf of Linn in matters connected with the Railroad. John F. Brown (1843-1919) was Chief of the Seminole Nation from 1877 to 1907, except for the term of 1902-04. A certificate of election and oath of office (1905) are also included.