| Description | Documents signed by the three persons who preserved the Honours of Scotland from Cromwell's forces in 1652. Christian Fletcher, the wife of James Grainger, smuggled the Crown Jewels of Scotland out of Dunottar Castle with the assistance of the castle's governor, Sir George Ogilvy, and her husband buried them under the floor of Kinneff Church. The three documents had been separated from the rest of the Arbuthnott papers because of this historical connection, and were deposited with the University of Aberdeen in 1979.
The documents are:
Tack of teinds of Portertoun 1662, signed by Mr James Grainger as a witness
Discharge signed by Christian Fletcher and her son John Grainger 1663
Discharge signed by Sir George Ogilvy of Barras 1665
In mid-20th century envelope with notes on contents |