text_original: The clerk, taking it out of my hand, read aloud the contents, which were these; 'Dear Friend,—I am so much oppressed with the fatigue I daily and nightly undergo, and the barbarous usage of Doctor Mackshane, who is bent on your destruction as well as mine, that I am resolved to free myself from this miserable life, and, before you receive this, shall be no more.
text_transcription: THE CLERK TAKING IT OUT OF MY HAND READ ALOUD THE CONTENTS WHICH WERE THESE DEAR FRIEND I AM SO MUCH OPPRESSED WITH THE FATIGUE I DAILY AND NIGHTLY UNDERGO AND THE BARBAROUS USAGE OF DOCTOR MC SHANE WHO IS BENT ON YOUR DESTRUCTION AS WELL AS MINE THAT I AM RESOLVED TO FREE MYSELF FROM THIS MISERABLE LIFE AND BEFORE YOU RECEIVE THIS I SHALL BE NO MORE
phonemes: ðə klˈɜːk, tˈeɪkɪŋ ɪɾ ˌaʊɾəv maɪ hˈænd, ɹˈiːd ɐlˈaʊd ðə kˈɑːntɛnts, wˌɪtʃ wɜː ðˈiːz; dˈɪɹ fɹˈɛnd,—aɪɐm sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ əpɹˈɛst wɪððə fɐtˈiːɡ aɪ dˈeɪli ænd nˈaɪtli ˌʌndɚɡˈoʊ, ænd ðə bˈɑːɹbɚɹəs jˈuːsɪdʒ ʌv dˈɑːktɚ mˈækʃeɪn, hˌuː ɪz bˈɛnt ˌɔn jʊɹ dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən æz wˈɛl æz mˈaɪn, ðæt aɪɐm ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd tə fɹˈiː maɪsˈɛlf fɹʌm ðɪs mˈɪzɹəbəl lˈaɪf, ænd, bᵻfˌɔːɹ juː ɹᵻsˈiːv ðˈɪs, ʃˌæl biː nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ.