text_original: So also in the summer of 1860, when his candidacy for President did not permit his writing public letters, he wrote in a confidential note to a friend: "Yours of the 20th is received. I suppose as good or even better men than I may have been in American or Know Nothing lodges; but, in point of fact, I never was in one, at Quincy or elsewhere....
text_transcription: IGHTEEN SIXTY WHEN HIS CANDIDASY FOR PRESIDENT DID NOT PERMIT HIS WRITING PUBLIC LETTERS HE WROTE IN A CONFIDENTIAL NOTE TO A FRIEND YOURS OF THE TWENTIETH IS RECEIVED I SUPPOSE IS GOOD OR EVEN BETTER MEN THAN I MAY HAVE BEEN IN AMERICAN OR KNOW NOTHING LODGES BUT IN POINT OF FACT I WAS NEVER IN ONE AT QUINCY OR ELSEWHERE
phonemes: sˌoʊ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, wˌɛn hɪz kˈændɪdəsi fɔːɹ pɹˈɛzɪdənt dɪdnˌɑːt pɚmˈɪt hɪz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ pˈʌblɪk lˈɛɾɚz, hiː ɹˈoʊt ɪn ɐ kˌɑːnfɪdˈɛnʃəl nˈoʊt tʊ ɐ fɹˈɛnd: "jˈɔːɹz ʌvðə twˈɛntiəθ ɪz ɹᵻsˈiːvd. aɪ səpˈoʊz æz ɡˈʊd ɔːɹ ˈiːvən bˈɛɾɚ mˈɛn ðɐn aɪ mˌeɪhɐv bˌɪn ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɔːɹ nˈoʊ nˈʌθɪŋ lˈɑːdʒᵻz; bˌʌt, ɪn pˈɔɪnt ʌv fˈækt, aɪ nˈɛvɚ wʌz ɪn wˌʌn, æt kwˈɪnsi ɔːɹ ˈɛlswɛɹ....