was granted in 1732. The charter created the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America, and Burton was named in the charter as a founding Trustee. Given Burton's close relationship with Oglethorpe it is likely he participated in framing the elaborate design of its economic system and settlement plan (see The Oglethorpe Plan). The humanistic principles upon which Georgia was founded were underscored in the Trustees' first annual sermon, which was delivered by Burton. Burton described the new colony as one where colonists would "seem in a literal sense to begin the world again." Leaving behind an Old World system that offered little opportunity, they would become part of a new society that would reward hard work and personal virtue. In the sermon, Burton also articulated a policy of "equity and beneficence" toward indigenous Americans. References Attribution 1696 births 1771 deaths Clergy from Devon People educated at Blundell's School Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford 18th-century English educators Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Oxford Fellows of Eton College English religious writers 18th-century English non-fiction writers 18th-century English male writers 18th-century English writers 18th-century English Anglican priests English male non-fiction writers People from Mid Devon District