"Nov. 3, 1853, at Albion Hall, Hammersmith, she made her appearance under the patronage of her Grace the Duchess of Sutherland, her Grace the Duchess of Norfolk, her Grace the Duchess of Beaufort, her Grace the Duchess of Argyll, the Most Noble the Marchioness of Aylesbury [Transcriber's Note: Ailesbury], the Most Noble the Marchioness of Kildare, the Most Noble the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, Earl of Carlisle, Countess of Jersey, Countess of Granville, Countess of Wilton, Viscountess Palmerston, the Lady Constance Grosvenor, and Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. "_Artists._--Miss E.T. Greenfield, Miss J. Brougham, Miss E. Brougham, Mr. Charles Cotton, Mr. Augustus Braham the eminent tenor; piano-forte, Miss Eliza Ward." * * * * * "At the Theatre Royal, Lincoln, Dec. 23, 1853, under the same distinguished patronage as at Hammersmith. "_Artists._--Mrs. Alexander Newton (of her Majesty's Grand National Concerts), Miss Ward, Miss E.T. Greenfield, Mr. Augustus Braham, Mr. Charles Cotton (from Milan), Mr. Distin." * * * * * "Again: to verify the fact of her having received the attention of very distinguished personages, the following certificates are laid before the reader:-- "'Sir George Smart has the pleasure to state that her Majesty Queen Victoria commanded Miss Greenfield to attend at Buckingham Palace on May the 10th, 1854, when she had the honor of singing several songs, which he accompanied on the piano-forte. "'To Miss GREENFIELD, from Sir GEORGE SMART, Kt., "'Organist and Composer to her Majesty's Chapel Royal. "'June 24, 1854. No. 91, GR. PORTLAND ST., LONDON.' "'This is to certify that Miss Greenfield had the honor of singing before her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace. By her Majesty's command, "'C.B. PHIPPS. "'BUCKINGHAM PALACE, July 22, 1854, LONDON.'" * * * * * "In May, 1854, she received an invitation through the Rev. Mr. Geary to sing at a concert, but declined, being advised not to sing at public concerts until her return to the United States. She therefore sang only at private parties until July, 1854, when that same noble benefactress, the Duchess of Sutherland, secured for her two places in 'The Indiana' steam-packet for New York. "With a warm invitation to revisit England at some future period, she embarked at Southampton to return to America."