Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-11-06
The Black swan-Miss Greenfield.


Nothing has been heard of this notable
OF wool and tallot until recently. when she
was announced fcf series ofconcerts in
Boston. By way Of drawing crowd, la
Jenny Lind and Grisi, the Boston papers
give. this bit Of her biogtapht.
The remarkable and accom- pIisiitd artist
whose name stands at The head ofthis arti-
Gle, was born slave at Natchez Mississjp.
pi. in the year 1923; but under circumstan.
ces more favorable then often attends the
lot OF scrvitude. Her mother was o: In
dian descent, her father an Africans. Her
mistress, Elizabeth Greenfield whose name
she bears, was WEIGH BY BIRTH, aid IN fell
gious profession member Of the Society
Of friends. Having come into possession
of the family property, this energetic wo-
man formed the resolution Of emancipating
her slaves and sending them to Liberia. the
settlement Of which had then commenced.
This she did, herself accompanying theni
seeing them comfortably established, and
sending out to them, after her return TO
Philadelphia, where she herself settled
abundant supplies.
Miss Greenfelds mother and two sisters
wefe among these etHigfa ants, aud are still
living comfortably in Liberia. Miss
Greenfield herself being only d year old
and having been named fof her mist, ess ne:
NAMED with her, and was broukht up: N
her family Philadelphia. She received on.
y very plain. education, according to
Quaker ideas, and was not taught or even
suffered 10 learn music at all, that being
thing not approved By Friends. AT the
age oil about twenty-o ne, having lost her
adopted mother, who made moderate
provision for her BY will, she then under.
took the suPerintendapce Of a gentleman's
family, a neighbor and old acquaintance Of
Mrs. Greenfield's, and from his oldest
daughter she learnt to play the piano, and
acquired some knowledge Of music. of
which she became teacher. Two Of three
years ago she was induced BY SOME ladies'
whom she met while on visit to Western
New York, to aite concert in Buffalo.
This proved very successful and atJet al,
equally successful tour through most OF our
Nortberii cities, she embarked Tor Europ
There she was every where received with
great kindness, and has enjoyed and i'm.
proved many opportunities OF musical cul.
tiyation.
Y Information wanted OF VIM. Knott. who
was Tor naeen years minister among The Uni.
ted Brethren in Christ For about ihfee YEAR,
hls mind has been seriously impaired; and about
two years ago he was an inmate Of The f.dHatic
Asylum al Stsuntou. He is very apprshensiye
OF danger. and seems continually to lie frjeht.
ened with the idss thai his best friends are CON
spring against him, and that he 10 ever In dar.
ger Of some great trouble or misfortune. He al.
go imagines that the officers are trying to DR..
rest him: On many subjects he seems t,iion.
al, aHd might sometimes Fass for sane ff.aii.
He u tall; rotthlt ftade man, about fif,v yesri
tof age. His head is SO perfectly white Ina, he
might DO taken TO be seventy years old. He
wandered away into Canada. aud was bro uob,
home. About twelve months aet he again ieft
home, dnd has not besf heard Of since last JAN:
nary, when he was in Lancaster, Pa. He then
escaped from some Of his friends and has no,
been heard from since. Any Information con.
corning him which may be addressed to bis dis.
iressed family will be mos. gratefully Received,
Address Mrs. Lydia Knoll, Mt Sol on, Atcus.
ia County, Va. Newspapers ,hrouahou, The
country may render great service to a deeply
afflicted fstpil9 BY giving tits conspicuous id
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