text_original: But it is true as gospel. The owner of this store had many others scattered about in this foreign country: at Vincennes, at St. Louis, where he resided, at Cahokia. He knew Michilimackinac and Quebec and New Orleans.
text_transcription: BUT IT IS TRUE AS GOSPEL THE OWNER OF THIS STORE HAD MANY OTHERS SCATTERED ABOUT IN THIS FOREIGN COUNTRY AT BEN SENNS AT SAINT LOUIS FOR HE RESIDED AT KAHOKIA HE KNEW MONSIEUR MACKINAC AND QUEBEC AND NEW ORLEANS
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz tɹˈuː æz ɡˈɑːspəl. ðɪ ˈoʊnɚɹ ʌv ðɪs stˈɔːɹ hæd mˈɛni ˈʌðɚz skˈæɾɚd ɐbˌaʊt ɪn ðɪs fˈɔːɹən kˈʌntɹi: æt vɪnsˈɛnz, æt sənt. lˈuːi, wˌɛɹ hiː ɹᵻsˈaɪdᵻd, æt kæhˈoʊkiə. hiː nˈuː mˈɪtʃɪlˌɪmɐkˌɪnæk ænd kwᵻbˈɛk ænd nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz.