text_original: He drew from his pocket a great bulky letter, addressed to "Thomas Wright, Esquire, Barrister at law in Jonesboro, North Carolina." For the good gentleman could not bring himself to write Franklin.
text_transcription: HE DREW FROM HIS POCKET A GREAT BULKY LETTER ADDRESSED TO THOMAS WRIGHT ESQUIRE BARRISTER AT LAW IN JONESBORO NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE GOOD GENTLEMAN COULD NOT BRING HIMSELF TO WRITE FRANKLIN
phonemes: hiː dɹˈuː fɹʌm hɪz pˈɑːkɪt ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt bˈʌlki lˈɛɾɚ, ɐdɹˈɛst tuː "tˈɑːməs ɹˈaɪt, ɛskwˈaɪɚ, bˈæɹɪstɚɹ æt lˈɔː ɪn dʒˈoʊnsbɚɹˌoʊ, nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə." fɚðə ɡˈʊd dʒˈɛntəlmən kʊd nˌɑːt bɹˈɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf tə ɹˈaɪt fɹˈæŋklɪn.