Lincoln and some friends took goods, including live hogs, by flatboat to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he first witnessed slavery.
lˈɪŋkən ænd sˌʌm fɹˈɛndz tˈʊk ɡˈʊdz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ lˈaɪv hˈɑːɡz, baɪ flˈætboʊt tə nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz, luːˌiːzɪˈænə, wˌɛɹ hiː fˈɜːst wˈɪtnəst slˈeɪvɚɹi.