text_original: of October, 1859, as the only man alive who was at Harper'i Ferry during the ewtire time — the unsuccessful groping after these facts, by individuals, impossible to bo obtained, except from an actor in the scene — and the "onviction that the cause of impartial liberty requires this duty at my hr.ads — alone have been the motives for writing and cir  culating the little book herewith presented.
text_transcription: TH OF OCTOBER EIGHTEEN FIFTY NINE AS THE ONLY MAN ALIVE WHO WAS AT HARPER'S FERRY DURING THE ENTIRE TIME THE UNSUCCESSFUL GROPING AFTER THESE FACTS BY INDIVIDUALS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE OBTAINED EXCEPT FROM AN ACTOR IN THE SCENE AND THE CONVICTION THAT THE CAUSE OF IMPARTIAL LIBERTY REQUIRES THIS DUTY AT MY HANDS ALONE HAVE BEEN THE MOTIVES FOR WRITING AND CIRCULATING THE LITTLE BOOK HEREWITH PRESENTED
phonemes: ʌv ɑːktˈoʊbɚ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, æz ðɪ ˈoʊnli mˈæn ɐlˈaɪv hˌuː wʌz æt hˈɑːɹpɚɹi fˈɛɹi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə jˈuːɾaɪɚ tˈaɪm — ðɪ ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl ɡɹˈoʊpɪŋ ˈæftɚ ðiːz fˈækts, baɪ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz, ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə bˈoʊ əbtˈeɪnd, ɛksˈɛpt fɹʌm ɐn ˈæktɚɹ ɪnðə sˈiːn — ænd ðə "ɑːnvˈɪkʃən ðætðə kˈɔːz ʌv ɪmpˈɑːɹʃəl lˈɪbɚɾi ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚz ðɪs dˈuːɾi æt maɪ ˌeɪtʃˈɑːɹ.ˈædz — ɐlˈoʊn hɐvbɪn ðə mˈoʊɾɪvz fɔːɹ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ænd sˈɜː kjˈʊleɪɾɪŋ ðə lˈɪɾəl bˈʊk hɪɹwˈɪð pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd.