text_original: To protect themselves in their invention, Livingston secured from the State of New York, in the name of himself and Fulton, the exclusive right for twenty years to navigate steamboats on all the waters of the state.
text_transcription: TO PROTECT THEMSELVES IN THEIR INVENTION LIVINGSTONE SECURED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE NAME OF HIMSELF AND FULTON THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT FOR TWENTY YEARS TO NAVIGATE STEAMBOATS ON ALL THE WATERS OF THE STATE
phonemes: tə pɹətˈɛkt ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɪn ðɛɹ ɪnvˈɛnʃən, lˈɪvɪŋstən sᵻkjˈʊɹd fɹʌmðə stˈeɪt ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, ɪnðə nˈeɪm ʌv hɪmsˈɛlf ænd fˈʊltən, ðɪ ɛksklˈuːsɪv ɹˈaɪt fɔːɹ twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz tə nˈævɪɡˌeɪt stˈiːmboʊts ˌɔn ˈɔːl ðə wˈɔːɾɚz ʌvðə stˈeɪt.