text_original: Inger  sol thought it should be made into small pillows, and volunteered to undertake that work; as the Commission could furnish muslin, I thought this best. She found 320 Half a Century. a loft, and engaged several Fredericksburg women to work for pay. They worked one day, but did not re  turn on the second. There were a good many Union women there by this time, who should have helped, but few could confine themselves to obscure work in a loft, when there was so much excitement on the streets.
text_transcription: INGERSOLL THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE MADE INTO SMALL PILLOWS AND VOLUNTEERED TO UNDERTAKE THAT WORK AS THE COMMISSION COULD FURNISH MUSLIN I THOUGHT THIS BEST SHE FOUND ALOFT AND ENGAGED SEVERAL FREDERICKSBURG WOMEN TO WORK FOR PAY THEY WORKED ONE DAY BUT DID NOT RETURN ON THE SECOND THERE WERE A GOOD MANY UNION WOMEN THERE BY THIS TIME WHO SHOULD HAVE HELPED BUT FEW COULD CONFINE THEMSELVES TO OBSCURE WORKING ALOFT WHEN THERE WAS SO MUCH EXCITEMENT ON THE STREETS
phonemes: ɪndʒˈɜː sˈɑːl θˈɔːt ɪt ʃˌʊd biː mˌeɪd ˌɪntʊ smˈɔːl pˈɪloʊz, ænd vˌɑːləntˈɪɹd tʊ ˌʌndɚtˈeɪk ðæt wˈɜːk; æz ðə kəmˈɪʃən kʊd fˈɜːnɪʃ mˈʌslɪn, aɪ θˈɔːt ðɪs bˈɛst. ʃiː fˈaʊnd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi. ɐ lˈɔft, ænd ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd sˈɛvɹəl fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪksbɜːɡ wˈɪmɪn tə wˈɜːk fɔːɹ pˈeɪ. ðeɪ wˈɜːkt wˈʌn dˈeɪ, bˌʌt dɪdnˌɑːt ɹˌiː tˈɜːn ɔnðə sˈɛkənd. ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ɐ ɡˈʊd mˈɛni jˈuːniən wˈɪmɪn ðɛɹ baɪ ðɪs tˈaɪm, hˌuː ʃˌʊdəv hˈɛlpt, bˌʌt fjˈuː kʊd kənfˈaɪn ðɛmsˈɛlvz tʊ əbskjˈʊɹ wˈɜːk ɪn ɐ lˈɔft, wˌɛn ðɛɹwˌʌz sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ ɛksˈaɪtmənt ɔnðə stɹˈiːts.