Polk County Oregon Territory Oct, 15th, 1855

Dear Brother

it is with pleasure that I embrace the present opportunity of telling you
that we are all well at present   It is imposible for me to write a long letter
we are getting ourselves into trouble out here in Oregon the indians have
broken out up north of the Columbia river we mett to day at the County
Seat to raise volunteers to fight them they have also broken out South
murdered 20 familis on rouges river some 300 miles South of us, I
volunteered and expect to start day after tomorrow (I have the officece
of 2and Seargeant.) My object in pening this letter was to tell you to
make a deed to Father of that land I let him have. I want you to sell
that small peice of land belonging to me and Mr Hucinson and send it to
Father if I am not at home. If I should never get back all I have is to go to
Father unless otherwise ordered I shall write home every chance which
will not be many times I shall now come to a close by asking your
prayers for my safety [word missing] being

Isaac M. Butler