ov. Hunt and his family, both Houses of the
Legislature, State officers, and a large number of our
leading citizens. All came away astonished and delighted."

A New-York paper says,--

"MISS GREENFIELD'S SINGING.--We yesterday had the pleasure
of hearing the singer who is advertised in our columns as
the 'Black Swan.' She is a person of ladylike manners,
elegant form, and not unpleasing, though decidedly African
features. Of her marvellous powers, she owes none to any
tincture of European blood. Her voice is truly wonderful,
both in its compass and truth. A more correct intonation, so
far as our ear can decide, there could not be. She strikes
every note on the exact centre, with unhesitating
decision.... She is a nondescript, an original. We cannot
think any common destiny awaits her."

"The Evening Transcript," Boston, Feb. 4, 1852, said,--

"Miss Greenfield, the 'Black Swan,' made her _debut_ before
a Boston audience last evening at the Melodeon. In
consequence of the price of the tickets being put at a
dollar, the house was not over two-thirds full. She was well
received, and most vociferously applauded and encored in
every piece. She sings with great ease, and apparently
without any effort. Her pronunciation is very correct, and
her intonation excellent. Her voice has a wonderful compass,
and in many notes is remarkably sweet in tone."

From "The Daily Capital City Fact," Columbus, O., March 3, 1852:--

"Last evening proved that the 'Black Swan' was all that the
journals say of her; and Miss Greenfield stands confessedly
before the Columbus world a swan of excellence. She is
indeed a remarkable swan. Although colored as dark as
Ethiopia, she utters notes as pure as if uttered in the
words of the Adriatic."

From "The Milwaukee Sentinel," April, 1852:--

"What shall we say? That we were delighted and surprised?
All who were present know that, from their own feelings. We
can only say, that we have never heard a voice like
hers,--one that with such ease, and with such absence of all
effort, could range from the highest to the lowest notes."

Said a Rochester (N.Y.) paper of May 6, 1852,--

... "The magnificent quality of her voice, its great power,
flexibility, and compass, her self-taught genius, energy,
and perseverance, combi