King <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_of_Great_Britain" id="mwWw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="George II of Great Britain">George II of Great Britain</a> grants the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Company" id="mwXA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ohio Company">Ohio Company</a> a charter of land around the forks of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_River" id="mwXQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ohio River">Ohio River</a>.