text_original: 27. MY DEAR SIR, Wangaratta, 8th September 1853. Your Excellency's letter of the 27th July I beg respectfully to acknowledge, and, as far as it may be within my power, I will endeavour to give your Excellency as clear an account, as my memory at this distance of time will admit, respecting the first settlement by the white man of the land lying between the Murray and the Broken River.
text_transcription: SEPTEMBER EIGHTEEN FIFTY THREE MY DEAR SIR YOUR EXCELLENCY'S LETTER OF THE TWENTY SEVENTH OF JULY I BEG RESPECTFULLY TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND AS FAR AS IT MAY BE WITHIN MY POWER I WILL ENDEAVOUR TO GIVE YOUR EXCELLENCY AS CLEAR AN ACCOUNT AS MY MEMORY AT THIS DISTANCE OF TIME WILL ADMIT RESPECTING THE FIRST SETTLEMENT BY THE WHITE MEN OF THE LAND LYING BETWEEN THE MURRAY AND THE BROKEN RIVER
phonemes: twˈɛnti sˈɛvən. maɪ dˈɪɹ sˌɜː, wˈæŋɡɐɹˌæɾə, ˈeɪtθ sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː. jʊɹ ˈɛksələnsiz lˈɛɾɚɹ ʌvðə twˈɛnti sˈɛvənθ dʒuːlˈaɪ aɪ bˈɛɡ ɹᵻspˈɛktfəli tʊ ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒ, ænd, æz fˈɑːɹ æz ɪt mˈeɪ biː wɪðˌɪn maɪ pˈaʊɚ, aɪ wɪl ɛndˈɛvɚ tə ɡˈɪv jʊɹ ˈɛksələnsi æz klˈɪɹ ɐn ɐkˈaʊnt, æz maɪ mˈɛmɚɹi æt ðɪs dˈɪstəns ʌv tˈaɪm wɪl ɐdmˈɪt, ɹᵻspˈɛktɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst sˈɛɾəlmənt baɪ ðə wˈaɪt mˈæn ʌvðə lˈænd lˈaɪɪŋ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə mˈɜːɹeɪ ænd ðə bɹˈoʊkən ɹˈɪvɚ.