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1. Captain William Matson Swedish Consul General Uniform, c. 1905-1917 - Jacket

   Captain William Matson Swedish Consul General Uniform, c. 1905-1917. Black wool jacket with tails; 8 gold buttons decorated with Swedish crest on proper right side of front; 8 buttons across top of tails; 2 pocket flaps at back above tails; 4 smaller buttons at cuffs (1 gold, 3 pewter-colored, all with Swedish crest); collar embroidered with gold thread and gold beadwork in oak leaf and acorn motif; 2 embroidered straps at each shoulder to hold ...

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2. Captain William Matson Swedish Consul General Uniform Cape, c. 1905-1917 - Cape

   Captain William Matson Swedish Consul General Uniform Cape, c. 1905-1917. black wool cape with black velvet collar; lined with black satin; no arm holes; woven cloth covered button on shoulder; knotted woven closure with loop on end; 3 knots and 2 woven covered beads form closure; metal clasp closure at collar interior.

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3. Captain William Matson Swedish Consul General Uniform Epaulets, c. 1905-1917 - Epaulet

   Captain William Matson Swedish Consul General Uniform Epaulets, c. 1905-1917. 2A-B) set of gold epaulets with coiled tassels; gold sequins covered with gold thread; top of epaulet is beaded and thread in curled fern motif; underside lined with black wool; metal clasp with "FaCP" embossed on underside; one button on each; button has Swedish crest - shield, crown & lions; Box: custom box (2C) with lid and 3 gold satin liners; box is black cardboar...

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4. Captain William Matson Swedish Consul General Uniform Hat, c. 1905-1917 - Hat

   Captain William Matson Swedish Consul General Uniform Hat, c. 1905-1917. A) Black fur military style hat with folded front and back coming to points on sides; gold with blue center pleated circle of fabric overlaid with 6 gold metallic thread coils; 1 gold button with Swedish crest; leather strap with brass colored buckle; at hat points, 2 layers of decorative gold coils; hat interior: pleated off white sain with one pearl button; support aroun...

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5. Captain William Matson Swedish Consul General Uniform Pants, c. 1905-1917 - Slacks

   Captain William Matson Swedish Consul General Uniform Pants, c. 1905-1917. black wool pants part of Swedish counsul uniform; 2 diagonal front pockets; proper left front pocket has 2 plastic buttons; 6 black plastic buttons around waist with "Pasquale/San Francisco"; button fly has 5 smaller interior plastic buttons and black satin button at waist; outer pant leg has metallic gold cloth stripes with oak leaf and acorn motif; small buckled strap a...

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6. Captain William Matson Swedish Consul General Uniform Sword and Sheath, c. 1905-1917 - Sword

   Captain William Matson Swedish Consul General Uniform Sword and Sheath, c. 1905-1917. A) Sword and B) sheath with C) canvas liner pocket and D) leather outer pocket. Ceremonial sword (A) is three edged ending in a point and has a brass and mother-of pearl handle. Sheath (B) is black with a brass incised tip and has two leather straps for attaching to uniform.leather covered ceremonial sword with brass incised tip. Canvas cover (C) has a tie a...

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7. Memoirs of Captain Peter Johnson - Johnson, Peter (Captain)

   Memoirs of Captain Peter Johnson, 1937; transcribed and reprinted by Jane B. Miller, 1986. Private Printing, Palo Alto, CA. Contents: Part I, Under Sail as Ordinary and Ablebodied Seaman; Part II, Under Sail as Officer; Part III, Under Captain Matson; Part IV, Under Steam; Part V, Epilogue. 101 pages

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8. Permanent Californians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of California - Culbertson, Judi

   Permanent Californians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of California by Judi Culbertson and Tom Randall, 1989. Chelsea Green Publishing Company, Chelsea, Vermont. This book contains an illustrated guide to cemeteries in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas. Each chapter focuses on one cemetery and contains biographies of famous and notable people buried at that cemetery. 310 pages

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9. Swedish Consul General Medal, c. 1908-1920 - Medal, Political

   Swedish Consul General Medal, c. 1908-1920. Medal given to Captain William Matson during his tenure as the Swedish Consul General in San Francisco, CA. Medal (.001) has a white enameled Maltese Cross with gold-colored three-dimensional crowns between the spaces of the cross. In the center of the cross is an open red inlaid oval on which the text, "GUSTAF . DEN . III . INST. MCCCLXXII *" is embedded in gold lettering. In the center of the oval...

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