text_original: Robert R. Livingston was at this time United States minister to France. Fulton, then living in France, suc  ceeded in getting him to advance the money to make the larger experiment, and the two formed an agreement that if the experiment proved successful, they would construct and run steamboats between New York and Albany.
text_transcription: ROBERT R LIVINGSTONE WAS AT THIS TIME UNITED STATES MINISTER TO FRANCE FULTON THEN LIVING IN FRANCE SUCCEEDED IN GETTING HIM TO ADVANCE THE MONEY TO MAKE THE LARGER EXPERIMENT AND THE TWO FORMED AN AGREEMENT THAT IF THE EXPERIMENT PROVED SUCCESSFUL THEY WOULD CONSTRUCT AND RUN STEAMBOATS BETWEEN NEW YORK AND ALBANY
phonemes: ɹˈɑːbɚt ˈɑːɹ. lˈɪvɪŋstən wʌz æt ðɪs tˈaɪm juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts mˈɪnɪstɚ tə fɹˈæns. fˈʊltən, ðˈɛn lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn fɹˈæns, sˈʌk sˈiːdᵻd ɪn ɡˌɛɾɪŋ hˌɪm tʊ ɐdvˈæns ðə mˈʌni tə mˌeɪk ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɚɹ ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt, ænd ðə tˈuː fˈɔːɹmd ɐn ɐɡɹˈiːmənt ðæt ɪf ðɪ ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt pɹˈuːvd səksˈɛsfəl, ðeɪ wʊd kənstɹˈʌkt ænd ɹˈʌn stˈiːmboʊts bᵻtwˌiːn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ænd ˈɔːlbəni.