Statistics for occurrence #1 of “North Carolina” in chapter 1.1, section c.1.1.1, page 3 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24.:
...rge measure depended.
Well did the brave men of that generation come to the succor of the foundering ship of State, and nobly did they rescue her from the rule of her motley crew.
The best men of North Carolina were engaged in this work, and among them, most frequently as leaders, were many alumni of the University of North Carolina.
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