Banchory Devenick School Board: Petition from the Inhabitants of Portlethen to the School Board on location for new school "From heads of families, Ratepayers etc. in Portlethen, Downeis and the South side of the Parish generally." Additional school accommodation was proposed at Dr Morrison's School near railway station at Portlethen: petitioners argue that this would be inconvienent in batd weather with the state of the roads. Four columns of signatures at the foot of the petition, c. 108 in total. Oct 1873