On June 9, 1732, King George II signed the charter
granting James Oglethorpe and a group of trustees
permission to establish a thirteenth British colony
to be named in honor of the King.

The motives for the grant were to aid the worthy poor
in England , strengthen the Colonies, increase imperial
trade and navigation, and to provide a buffer for
Carolina against Spanish Florida.

Even though the King had granted the charter for the
colony, Oglethorpe wanted to get the consent of the
Indians inhabiting the area. There had been an agreement
with them that no more colonies would be located below
the Carolina border.