In the city of Savannah, Georgia Cecil Poole came across a statue of General James Edward Oglethorpe that caught his interest.  The text is from the four sides of the plinth.

Statue of GEN J.E. Oglethorpe, Savannah GA. Note Live Oaks sans ‘strange fruit’

ERECTED BY THE STATE OF GEORGIA, THE CITY OF SAVANNAH AND THE PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES OF THE STATE TO THE MEMORY OF THE GREAT SOLDIER, EMINENT STATESMAN AND FAMOUR PHILANTHROPIST GENERAL JAMES EDWARD OGLETHORPE WHO THIS CITY ON THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY A.D. 1733 FOUNDED AND ESTABLISHED THE COLONY OF GEORGIA.

George The Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland.  King.  Defender of the Faith, etc.  To all to whom these Presents shall come.  Greetings.

Whereas we are credibly informed, that many of our subject . . . would be glad to be settled in any of our provinces in America, where by cultivating the lands at present waste and desolate, they might not only gain a comfortable subsistence for themselves and families, but also strengthen our colonies and increase the trade navigation and wealth of these our realms.

And whereas our provinces in North America have been frequently ravaged by Indian enemies, more especially that of South Carolina, which in the late war, by the neighboring savages was laid waste with fire and sword, and great numbers of the English inhabitants miserably massacred: and our loving subjects who now inhabit there . . . will in case of any new war will be exposed to the like calamities inasmuch as their whole southern frontier continueth unsettled and lieth open.

And whereas we think it highly becoming our crown and royal dignity to protect all our loving subjects be they never so distant from us.

Know ye therefore that we have . . . of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion willed ordained constituted and appointed . . . our right trusty and well beloved John, Lord Viscount Percival of our Kingdom of Ireland, our trusty and well beloved Edward Digby, George Carpenter, James Oglethorpe, George Heathcote, Thomas Tower, Robert More, Robert Hucks, Roger Holland, William Sloper, Francis Eyles, John LaRoche, James Vernon, William Belitha, Esqrs., Stephen Hales, A.M., Arthur Bedford, A.M., Samuel Smith, A.M., Adam Anderson and Thomas Coram, Gentlemen; . . one body politic and corporate by the name of The Trustees for establishing the Colony of Georgia in America . . .

Know ye therefore that we greatly desiring the happy success of the said corporation do give and grant to the said corporation and their successors . . . seven undivided parts, the whole in eight equal parts to be divided, of all those lands, countries and territories situate, lying and being in that part of South Carolina in America, which lies from the most northern stream of a river there commonly called the Savannah, all along the sea coast to the southward unot the most southern stream of s certain other great water or river called the Alatamaha, and westward from the heads of the said rivers respectively in direct lines to the South Seas and all that space, circuit and precinct  of land lying within the said boundaries, with the islands in the sea lying opposite to the eastern coast of the said lands, within twenty leagues of the same, which are not already inhabited or settled by any authority derived from the Crown of Great Britain: . . . all which lands, countries, territories and premises hereby granted  . . . we do by these presents make, erect and create one independent and separate province by the name of Georgia, by which name we will the same henceforth to be called . . .

And our will and pleasure is that the common council of the said corporation . . .  shall from time to time for the full end and expiration of twenty one years, to commence from the date of these our letters patents, have full power and authority to nominate, make, constitute, commission, ordain, and appoint by such name or names, style or styles as to them shall seem meet and fitting, all and singular such governors, judges, magistrates, ministers, and officers civil and military, both by sea and land, within the said district as shall by them be thought fit and needful to be made or used for the said government of the said colony.

In Witness Whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patents.  Witness ourself at Westminster, the ninth day of June in the fifth year of our reign.