text_original: This was highly genteel, for it gave ns the appearance of owning slaves, and Olivia, young Wade's wife, repre  sented herself as my slave, to bring her and her child security. As a free negro, she labored under many disadvantages, so begged me to claim her.
text_transcription: THIS WAS HIGHLY GENTEEL FOR IT GAVE US THE APPEARANCE OF OWNING SLAVES AND OLIVIA YOUNG WADE'S WIFE REPRESENTED HERSELF AS MY SLAVE TO BRING HER AND HER CHILD SECURITY AS A FREE NEGRO SHE LABORED UNDER MANY DISADVANTAGES SO BEGGED ME TO CLAIM HER
phonemes: ðɪs wʌz hˈaɪli dʒˈɛntiːl, fɔːɹ ɪt ɡˈeɪv ˌɛnˈɛs ðɪ ɐpˈɪɹəns ʌv ˈoʊnɪŋ slˈeɪvz, ænd ɑːlˈɪviə, jˈʌŋ wˈeɪdz wˈaɪf, ɹᵻpɹˈɛ sˈɛntᵻd hɜːsˈɛlf æz maɪ slˈeɪv, tə bɹˈɪŋ hɜː ænd hɜː tʃˈaɪld sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi. æz ɐ fɹˈiː nˈiːɡɹoʊ, ʃiː lˈeɪbɚd ˌʌndɚ mˈɛni dˌɪsɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz, sˌoʊ bˈɛɡd mˌiː tə klˈeɪm hɜː.