Statistics for occurrence #1 of “China” in chapter 18, page 297 of George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition.:

...o recommend English settlements on the western extremity of the continent; and to propose opening, by aid of Lakes and Rivers, a passage across the continent, as the best route for communicating with China and the East Indies. Illinois invited emigrants more than ever; for its aboriginal inhabitants were fast disappearing from the earth. In April, 1769, Pontiac, so long the dreaded enemy of the...
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China 18 2 0 0 0 user votes
Cochin China 72 0 0 0 0 user votes
Thomas J. China 12 0 4 0 0 user votes
Cochise China 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
J. R. China 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
Tientsin China 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
Thos China 1 0 1 0 0 user votes

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