text_original: At the office I had received, read and burned, without answer, letters from some of the most prominent men and women of the era; letters which would be valuable history to day; have, therefore, no private papers, and write this history, except a few public dates, entirely from memory.
text_transcription: AT THE OFFICE I HAD RECEIVED READ AND BURNED WITHOUT ANSWER LETTERS FROM SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ERA LETTERS WHICH WOULD BE VALUABLE HISTORY TO DAY HAVE THEREFORE NO PRIVATE PAPERS AND WRITE THIS HISTORY EXCEPT A FEW PUBLIC DATES ENTIRELY FROM MEMORY
phonemes: æt ðɪ ˈɑːfɪs aɪ hæd ɹᵻsˈiːvd, ɹˈiːd ænd bˈɜːnd, wɪðˌaʊt ˈænsɚ, lˈɛɾɚz fɹʌm sˌʌm ʌvðə mˈoʊst pɹˈɑːmɪnənt mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn ʌvðɪ ˈiəɹə; lˈɛɾɚz wˌɪtʃ wʊd biː vˈæljuːəbəl hˈɪstɚɹi tə dˈeɪ; hˈæv, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, nˈoʊ pɹˈaɪvət pˈeɪpɚz, ænd ɹˈaɪt ðɪs hˈɪstɚɹi, ɛksˈɛpt ɐ fjˈuː pˈʌblɪk dˈeɪts, ɛntˈaɪɚli fɹʌm mˈɛmɚɹi.