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Letter from H. Higgens to W.E.D. Allen in which Higgens thanks Allen for his letter and the cheque. He hopes to see Allen in London at the end of the month. Dated: 14 January 1965.

Letter from H. Higgens to W.E.D. Allen in which Higgens thanks Allen for his letter of 8th January. He reminds him that the translation was of Yelchin's embassy to Georgia. Totalling 17,176 words, at a rate of £3 -10 per 1000 words, the cost is £56. He says he will return Allen's book of ambassadors' reports to his office by the end of the month. Dated: 12 January 1965.

Letter from H. Higgens to W.E.D. Allen in which Higgens writes that he has few suggestions on Zvemigorowski and Tatishchev. He praises Allen's 'marvellous library' and asks if he is interested in buying a facsimile of the 'Apocalypse' owned by Trinity College, Cambridge. He thanks Allen for his hospitality and for taking him to Cashel to see Sheila-Na-Gig and the diocese library, where he enjoyed viewing their edition of Napier. He promises to send the book references that they discussed. Dated: 1 March 1967.

Letter from W.E.D. Allen to H. Higgens in which Allen writes that he has finished the bibliography and reworked the genealogical trees since Higgens's visit. He says he will send a carbon copy of Muratoff's drafts for his book on Anglo-Russian relations for Higgens to judge how they can collaborate on them. Dated: 15 March 1967.

Letter from H. Higgens to W.E.D. Allen in which Higgens says he looks forward to studying the Muratoff drafts and collaborating with Allen on them. He reports that he has finished correcting the translation of Herzen's memoirs for Chatto and is now working on the index. He encloses a copy of Nabokov on Gogol and Ian Grey on Ivan III, which Allen had asked to borrow, as well as the Penguin 'Atlas of Medieval History', which he likes for its information on the Khazans and the Ghuzz. He promises to send a note about Sheila-na-gig, but expresses hesitation about meeting a Russian called Yevtushenko, since he fears his spoken Russian is no longer good enough. He hopes Allen and Roger Machell can dine with him at some point. Attached to the letter are notes on the meaning of the word 'incony', used in 'Love's Labour's Lost', 'gubbins', and 'Mangyt'. Dated: 29 March 1967.

Letter from H. Higgens to W.E.D. Allen in which Higgens encloses information on Sheila-na-gig from a book by Margaret Murray and expresses his own puzzlement concerning her. Dated: 30 March 1967.

Letter from W.E.D. Allen to H. Higgens with which Allen returns two books lent by Higgens and sends a carbon copy of a bibliography. He says he has finished his book on Russian Embassies and hopes to have it ready to print before he leaves for Russia in mid-July. He proposes that they meet in late autumn to discuss collaborating on the book on Anglo-Russian relations. Dated: 26 June 1967.

Letter from H. Higgens to W.E.D. Allen in which Higgens promises to send back comments on the bibliography. He says he has finished correcting the proofs of the index to his revision of Constance Garnett's translation of Herzen's memoirs, which will come out in the Spring (he offers to give a copy to Allen). Dated: 13 July 1967.

Letter from H. Higgens to W.E.D. Allen with which Higgens encloses the bibliography with suggestions. The proposed corrections are with the letter. Dated: 25 August 1967.

Letter from H. Higgens to W.E.D. Allen in which Higgens makes plans to visit Allen on 20 January, and asks about travel arrangements. He asks whether Allen is familiar with the Golds, discussed by Ossendowski in 'Man and Mystery in Asia'. Dated: 22 November 1967.