The Black Swan at Home and Abroad: or, A Biographical Sketch of Miss Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, the American VocalistAnonymous
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The Black Swan at Home and Abroad: or, A Biographical Sketch of Miss Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, the American Vocalist
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Greenfield, Elizabeth Taylor, approximately 1819-1876
In the course of a professional attendance of some years on
Elizabeth's family, I had reason to be convinced that she continued
to stand well in the estimation of her aged friend. To the best of
my information, her conduct and deportment since, have been such as
to merit the esteem of those who know her in this city.
Signed,
THEOPHILUS E. BEESLEY, M. D.
Philadelphia, 11th month 8th, 1852.
I have known Eliza Greenfield many years; she came to this city
from Mississippi with her late Mistress Elizabeth Greenfield, when
a child; by whom she was much esteemed, and who has left her a
legacy.--I know her to be a free woman, respectable and
intelligent.
JOSEPH HOWELL.
Philadelphia, Nov. 17th, 1851.
This is to certify, that I have known Elizabeth T. Greenfield for
many years, and am happy to bear testimony to her worth as a woman,
and her merits as a singer.
She was brought up from a child by Mrs. Greenfield, a wealthy widow
lady from Mississippi, with whom she remained until her death, and
was ever treated by her with confidence and affection.
From the will of Mrs. Greenfield, Elizabeth derives an income
sufficient to enable her to resign all occupation, save that
pertaining to her profession as a singer.
Her associations in life have ever been with the most respectable,
and most particularly in connexion with the families of Mrs.
Greenfield's friends, who esteemed her as an unobtrusive and
excellent person.
She now seeks public favour as a singer, and, although almost
entirely self-taught, possesses wonderful power of voice, and
sweetness of tone--and is well worthy the patronage of all lovers
of music. To such we heartily recommend her, trusting that her
merits may meet their reward.
MRS. JOHN B. BISPHAM.
Philadelphia, Nov. 18th, 1851.
From my long and personal acquaintance with the subject of the
annexed short sketch I accord fully with all contained therein.
MRS. ALFRED M. COLLINS.
I feel great pleasure in stating I have known Miss Greenfield since
she was a year old; and knew Mrs. Elizabeth Greenfield, valued her
as a truly deserving and good person--always correct in her
deportment, and worthy of respect and confidence. All Mrs.
Greenfield's friends can bear testimony to this truth. All my
family wish her success wherever she goes, in this, her musical
profession.
Signed,
J. E. TEVIS,
Phil. Nov. 18, 1851.
No. 410 West Walnut Street.
The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Black Swan is to be in Cleveland on the 26th. The _Plain Dealer_
man, says an exchange, is so excited about it that he is turning all
sorts of _colours_. "O. S. Journal." Speaking of colours, we own up to
something of a mixture, having been born GRAY, but the "True Democrat"
says that _coloured_ people are a leetle ahead of white people.
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