Oct the 9th 1854

Dear Brother and Sister

I thought I would send you a little scrap with this power of attorney
this leaves us all in reasonable health Father had two shakes of the
ague but is entirely well at present Mother looks more flishy than I
have seen her for some time Brother Iras youngest child was sick with
the flu the last we heard from her but hope she is not dangerously ill the
rest of the connection are well so far as I know this has been a verry
sickly year in oregon there has been some ague and feaver flux and croup

Hutchinson and I have agreed to sell that prairie liing between you and
Uncle William Butlers (I believe there is about 72 acres of it) and there
is 17 acres of timber to go with it being north of the timber that Father let
Uncle William have (altho you can refer to the deeds and find out all about
it) in refference to the price do the best you can I shall be satisfied For as
small a peace as that I shall want it all paid down or nearly so, for the lack
of time I shall write no more at present

Isaac M. Butler