text_original: Soon after the people had returned to such homes as were left them, I received a letter from General Lowrie, who was then in an insane asylum in Cincin  nati. I caught his humor and answered as carefully as if he had been a sick brother, gave an extract in the Democrat^ accompanied by a notice, and sent him a copy; after which he wrote frequently, and I tried earnestly to soothe him.
text_transcription: SOON AFTER THE PEOPLE HAD RETURNED TO SUCH HOMES AS WERE LEFT THEM I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GENERAL LOWERY WHO WAS THEN IN AN INSANE ASYLUM IN CINCINNATI I CAUGHT HIS HUMOUR AND ANSWERED AS CAREFULLY AS IF HE HAD BEEN A SICK BROTHER GAVE AN EXTRACT IN THE DEMOCRAT ACCOMPANIED BY A NOTICE AND SENT HIM A COPY AFTER WHICH HE WROTE FREQUENTLY AND I TRIED EARNESTLY TO SOOTHE HIM
phonemes: sˈuːn ˈæftɚ ðə pˈiːpəl hæd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə sˈʌtʃ hˈoʊmz æz wɜː lˈɛft ðˌɛm, aɪ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ lˈɛɾɚ fɹʌm dʒˈɛnɚɹəl lˈoʊɹi, hˌuː wʌz ðˈɛn ɪn ɐn ɪnsˈeɪn ɐsˈaɪləm ɪn sˈɪnsɪn nˈæɾi. aɪ kˈɔːt hɪz hjˈuːmɚ ænd ˈænsɚd æz kˈɛɹfəli æz ɪf hiː hɐdbɪn ɐ sˈɪk bɹˈʌðɚ, ɡˈeɪv ɐn ˈɛkstɹækt ɪnðə dˈɛməkɹˌæt ɐkˈʌmpənid baɪ ɐ nˈoʊɾɪs, ænd sˈɛnt hˌɪm ɐ kˈɑːpi; ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ hiː ɹˈoʊt fɹˈiːkwəntli, ænd aɪ tɹˈaɪd ˈɜːnɪstli tə sˈuːð hˌɪm.