text_original: Employers of labour had in many cases been obliged to pay their workmen in tokens ; sometimes even with pieces of card, stamped and signed, and representing each a small amount. During Sunderland's time of power, the Government set themselves to work to supply the lack of copper, and invited tenders fi'om the owners of mines for the supply. A Mr. William Wood, a man who owned iron and copper mines, and iron and copper works, sent in a tender which was accepted.
text_transcription: EMPLOYERS OF LABOR HAD IN MANY CASES BEEN OBLIGED TO PAY THEIR WORKMEN IN TOKENS SOMETIMES EVEN WITH PIECES OF CARD STAMPED AND SIGNED AND REPRESENTING EACH A SMALL AMOUNT DURING SUNDERLAND'S TIME OF POWER THE GOVERNMENT SET THEMSELVES TO WORK TO SUPPLY THE LACK OF COPPER AND INVITED TENDERS FROM THE OWNERS OF MINES FOR THE SUPPLY A MISTER WILLIAM WOOD A MAN WHO OWNED IRON AND COPPER MINES AND IRON AND COPPER WORKS SENT IN A TENDER WHICH WAS ACCEPTED
phonemes: ɛmplˈɔɪɚz ʌv lˈeɪbɚ hæd ɪn mˈɛni kˈeɪsᵻz bˌɪn əblˈaɪdʒd tə pˈeɪ ðɛɹ wˈɜːkmɛn ɪn tˈoʊkənz ; sˈʌmtaɪmz ˈiːvən wɪð pˈiːsᵻz ʌv kˈɑːɹd, stˈæmpt ænd sˈaɪnd, ænd ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ ˈiːtʃ ɐ smˈɔːl ɐmˈaʊnt. dˈʊɹɹɪŋ sˈʌndɚləndz tˈaɪm ʌv pˈaʊɚ, ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt sˈɛt ðɛmsˈɛlvz tə wˈɜːk tə səplˈaɪ ðə lˈæk ʌv kˈɑːpɚ, ænd ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd tˈɛndɚz fˈɪəm ðɪ ˈoʊnɚz ʌv mˈaɪnz fɚðə səplˈaɪ. ɐ mˈɪstɚ. wˈɪljəm wˈʊd, ɐ mˈæn hˌuː ˈoʊnd ˈaɪɚn ænd kˈɑːpɚ mˈaɪnz, ænd ˈaɪɚn ænd kˈɑːpɚ wˈɜːks, sˈɛnt ɪn ɐ tˈɛndɚ wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɐksˈɛptᵻd.