text_original: Know all men by these presents that I, Gilbert Imlay, citizen of the United States of America, at present residing in London, do no  minate, constitute, and appoint Mary Lnlay, my best friend and wife, to take the sole management and direction of all my affairs, and business which I had placed in the hands of Mr. Elias Bachman, negotiant, Gottenburg, or in those of Messrs. Mybuig & Oo.
text_transcription: KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT I GILBERT IMLAY CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT PRESENT RESIDING IN LONDON DO NOMINATE CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT MARY IMLY MY BEST FRIEND AND WIFE TO TAKE THE SOLE MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTION OF ALL MY AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS WHICH I HAD PLACED IN THE HANDS OF MISTER ELIAS BOXMAN NEGOTIATE GOTTENBURG OR IN THOSE OF MESSIEUR ME BOOK AND CO
phonemes: nˈoʊ ˈɔːl mˈɛn baɪ ðiːz pɹˈɛzənts ðæt ˈaɪ, ɡˈɪlbɚt ɪmlˈeɪ, sˈɪɾɪzən ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, æt pɹˈɛzənt ɹᵻsˈaɪdɪŋ ɪn lˈʌndən, dˈuː nˈoʊ mˈɪneɪt, kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːt, ænd ɐpˈɔɪnt mˈɛɹi ˌɛlˈɛnlˈeɪ, maɪ bˈɛst fɹˈɛnd ænd wˈaɪf, tə tˈeɪk ðə sˈoʊl mˈænɪdʒmənt ænd dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ʌv ˈɔːl maɪ ɐfˈɛɹz, ænd bˈɪznəs wˌɪtʃ aɪ hæd plˈeɪst ɪnðə hˈændz ʌv mˈɪstɚ. ᵻlˈaɪəs bˈɑːkmən, nᵻɡˈoʊʃiənt, ɡˈɑːʔn̩bˌɜːɡ, ɔːɹ ɪn ðoʊz ʌv mˈɛsrz. mˈaɪbjuːˌɪɡ ænd ˈuː.