text_original: At their head, on a heavy, strong legged horse, was one who might have stood for the figure of turbulence, and I made no doubt that this was Colonel Tipton himself,  Colonel Tipton, once secessionist, now champion of the Old North State and arch enemy of John Sevier.
text_transcription: AT THEIR HEAD ON A HEAVY STRONG LEGGED HORSE WAS ONE WHO MIGHT HAVE STOOD FOR THE FIGURE OF TURBULENCE AND I MADE NO DOUBT THAT THIS WAS COLONEL TIPTON HIMSELF COLONEL TIPTON ONCE SECESSIONIST NOW CHAMPION OF THE OLD NORTH STATE AND ARCH ENEMY OF JOHN SEVIER
phonemes: æt ðɛɹ hˈɛd, ˌɔn ɐ hˈɛvi, stɹˈɔŋ lˈɛɡɪd hˈɔːɹs, wʌz wˈʌn hˌuː mˌaɪthɐv stˈʊd fɚðə fˈɪɡjɚɹ ʌv tˈɜːbjʊləns, ænd aɪ mˌeɪd nˈoʊ dˈaʊt ðæt ðɪs wʌz kˈɜːnəl tˈɪptən hɪmsˈɛlf,  kˈɜːnəl tˈɪptən, wˈʌns sɛsˈɛʃənˌɪst, nˈaʊ tʃˈæmpiən ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld nˈɔːɹθ stˈeɪt ænd ˈɑːɹtʃ ˈɛnəmi ʌv dʒˈɑːn sˈɛviɚ.