text_original: Aftee mother's death, I prosecuted to a successful issue a suit for the recovery of the house in which I was born. It stood on Water street, near Market, and our lawyer, Walter Lowrie, afterwards supreme judge, was to have given us possession of the property on the 1st of July, 1845, which would add eight hundred 102 Half a Century. dollars a year to the income of my sister and myself. But on the 10th of April, the great fire swept away the building and left a lot bearing ground rent.
text_transcription: AFTER MOTHER'S DEATH I PROSECUTED TO A SUCCESSFUL ISSUE A SUIT FOR THE RECOVERY OF THE HOUSE IN WHICH I WAS BORN IT STOOD ON WATER STREET NEAR MARKET AND OUR LAWYER WALTER LORRY AFTERWARDS SUPREME JUDGE WAS TO HAVE GIVEN US POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY ON THE FIRST OF JULY EIGHTEEN FORTY FIVE WHICH WOULD ADD EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR TO THE INCOME OF MY SISTER AND MYSELF BUT ON THE TENTH OF APRIL THE GREAT FIRE SWEPT AWAY THE BUILDING AND LEFT THE LOT BEARING GROUND RENT
phonemes: ˈæftiː mˈʌðɚz dˈɛθ, aɪ pɹˈɑːsɪkjˌuːɾᵻd tʊ ɐ səksˈɛsfəl ˈɪʃuː ɐ sˈuːt fɚðə ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹi ʌvðə hˈaʊs ɪnwˌɪtʃ aɪ wʌz bˈɔːɹn. ɪt stˈʊd ˌɔn wˈɔːɾɚ stɹˈiːt, nˌɪɹ mˈɑːɹkɪt, ænd ˌaʊɚ lˈɔɪɚ, wˈɔltɚ lˈoʊɹi, ˈæftɚwɚdz suːpɹˈiːm dʒˈʌdʒ, wʌz tə hæv ɡˈɪvən ˌʌs pəzˈɛʃən ʌvðə pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ɔnðə fˈɜːst ʌv dʒuːlˈaɪ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi fˈaɪv, wˌɪtʃ wʊd ˈæd ˈeɪt hˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi. dˈɑːlɚz ɐ jˈɪɹ tə ðɪ ˈɪŋkʌm ʌv maɪ sˈɪstɚ ænd maɪsˈɛlf. bˌʌt ɔnðə tˈɛnθ ʌv ˈeɪpɹəl, ðə ɡɹˈeɪt fˈaɪɚ swˈɛpt ɐwˈeɪ ðə bˈɪldɪŋ ænd lˈɛft ɐ lˈɑːt bˈɛɹɪŋ ɡɹˈaʊnd ɹˈɛnt.