text_original: There were in the several forts not only the cannon to arm them, but also considerable quantities of ammunition and other government property; and aware of the hum of secession preparation which began to fill the air in Charleston, Captain Foster in October asked the Ordnance Bureau at Washington for forty muskets, with which to arm twenty workmen in Fort Sumter and twenty in Castle Pinckney.
text_transcription: THERE WERE IN THE SEVERAL FORTS NOT ONLY THE CANNON TO ARM THEM BUT ALSO CONSIDERABLE QUANTITIES OF AMMUNITION AND OTHER GOVERNMENT PROPERTY AND AWARE OF THE HUM OF SECESSION PREPARATION WHICH BEGAN TO FILL THE AIR AT CHARLESTON CAPTAIN FOSTER IN OCTOBER ASKED THE ORDNANCE BUREAU IN WASHINGTON FOR FORTY MUSKETS WITH WHICH TO ARM TWENTY WORKMEN IN FORT SUMTER AND TWENTY IN CASTLE PYGMY
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ɪnðə sˈɛvɹəl fˈɔːɹts nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ðə kˈænən tʊ ˈɑːɹm ðˌɛm, bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl kwˈɔntᵻɾiz ʌv ˌæmjuːnˈɪʃən ænd ˈʌðɚ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt pɹˈɑːpɚɾi; ænd ɐwˈɛɹ ʌvðə hˈʌm ʌv sɛsˈɛʃən pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ bɪɡˈæn tə fˈɪl ðɪ ˈɛɹ ɪn tʃˈɑːɹlstən, kˈæptɪn fˈɑːstɚɹ ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚɹ ˈæskt ðɪ ˈɔːɹdnəns bjˈʊɹɹoʊ æt wˈɑːʃɪŋtən fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹɾi mˈʌskɪts, wɪð wˌɪtʃ tʊ ˈɑːɹm twˈɛnti wˈɜːkmɛn ɪn fˈɔːɹt sˈʌmtɚ ænd twˈɛnti ɪn kˈæsəl pˈɪŋkni.