text_original: The principal Baptist preacher owned and hired out one hundred slaves; took them himself to the the public mart, and acted as auctioneer in disposing of their services. The time at which this was done, was in the Christmas liolidays, or rather the last day of the year, when the slaves' annual week of respite ended.
text_transcription: THE PRINCIPAL BAPTIST PREACHER OWNED AND HIRED OUT ONE HUNDRED SLAVES TOOK THEM HIMSELF TO THE PUBLIC MART AND ACTED AS AUCTIONEER IN DISPOSING OF THEIR SERVICES THE TIME AT WHICH THIS WAS DONE WAS IN THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS OR RATHER THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR WHEN THE SLAVE'S ANNUAL WEEK OF RESPITE ENDED
phonemes: ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl bˈæptɪst pɹˈiːtʃɚɹ ˈoʊnd ænd hˈaɪɚd ˈaʊt wˈʌn hˈʌndɹɪd slˈeɪvz; tˈʊk ðˌɛm hɪmsˈɛlf tə ðə ðə pˈʌblɪk mˈɑːɹt, ænd ˈæktᵻd æz ˈɔːkʃənˈɪɹ ɪn dɪspˈoʊzɪŋ ʌv ðɛɹ sˈɜːvɪsᵻz. ðə tˈaɪm æt wˌɪtʃ ðɪs wʌz dˈʌn, wʌz ɪnðə kɹˈɪsməs lɪˈɑːlɪdˌeɪz, ɔːɹ ɹˈæðɚ ðə lˈæst dˈeɪ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ, wˌɛn ðə slˈeɪvz ˈænjuːəl wˈiːk ʌv ɹˈɛspɪt ˈɛndᵻd.