Georgia Charter (June 9, 1732) granted by King George II to James Edward Oglethorpe:
<Forasmuch as the good and prosperous success of the said colony cannot but chiefly depend, next under the blessing of God, and the support of our royal authority, upon the provident and good direction of the whole enterprise...
We do will, ordain and establish, that the said common council for the time being, of the said corporation...shall...have full power and authority to dispose of...the monies and effects belonging to the said corporation...
We do by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, grant, establish and ordain, that forever hereafter, there shall be a liberty of conscience allowed in the worship of God, to all persons inhabiting, or which shall inhabit or be resident within our said provinces and that all such persons, except Papists, shall have a free exercise of their religion.> 1732GC001
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Endnotes:
1732GC001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Georgia Charter, 1732, granted by King George II to James Edward Oglethorpe. Stephen K. McDowell and Mark A. Beliles, America's Providential History (Charlottesville, VA: Providence Press, 1988), p. 55.