Small string of 30 brass beads, handmade. They were from Gov. John Brady, but its significance is unknown.

Google has this to say about John Brady:

John (James) Green Brady (May 25, 1847 – December 17, 1918) was an American politician who was the Governor of the District of Alaska from 1897 to 1906, when he was forced to resign due to his alleged involvement with the fraudulent Reynolds–Alaska Development Company. He was later exonerated.