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GRANTOWN , the See also:capital of Speyside, See also:Elginshire, See also:Scotland. Pop. (1901) 1568. It lies on the See also:left See also:bank of the See also:Spey, 234 M. S. of See also:Forres by the Highland railway, with a station on the See also:Great See also:North of Scotland's Speyside See also:line connecting Craigellachie with See also:Boat of Garten. It was founded in 1776 by See also:Sir See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James See also:- GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
- GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
- GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
- GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
- GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
- GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
- GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
- GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
- GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
- GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
- GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
- GRANT, U
- GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)
Grant of Grant, and became the See also:chief seat of that See also:ancient See also:family, who had lived on their adjoining See also:estate of Freuchie (Gaelic, fraochach, " heathery ") since the beginning of the 15th See also:century, and hence were usually described as the lairds of Freuchie. The public buildings include the See also:town See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall, See also:court See also:house and See also:orphan See also:hospital; and the See also:industries are mainly connected with the See also:cattle See also:trade and the distilling of See also:whisky. The town, built of See also:grey See also:granite, presents a handsome See also:appearance, and being delightfully situated in the midst of the most beautiful See also:pine and See also:birch See also:woods in Scotland, with pure See also:air and a bracing See also:climate, is an attractive resort. See also:Castle Grant, immediately to the north, is the See also:principal See also:mansion of the See also:earl of See also:Seafield, the See also:head of the See also:Clan Grant. In a See also:cave, still called " See also:Lord See also:Huntly's Cave," in a rocky glen in the vicinity, See also:George, See also:marquess of Huntly, See also:lay hid during See also:Montrose's See also:campaign in 1644-45.
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