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Letter from Terence Armstrong to W.E.D. Allen in which Armstrong informs Allen of the researcher, Richard Pierce, whose study focuses on Russian America to whom he has suggested that he contact Allen. Armstrong also informs Allen of a new proposal at the society to publish Antonio Possevino's Moscovia. Dated: 9 July 1971.

Letter from Terence Gray to W.E.D. Allen in which Gray accepts Allen's offer to help him obtain membership at the London Library and Societé Asiatique. He sends news of their travels and asks about whether to post or personally return his Toumanoff offprint. Dated: 10 August 1958.

Letter from Terence Gray to W.E.D. Allen in which Gray informs Allen that he may have the positives of the Castelli manuscript. He also writes about an article and genealogical tables that he has had published which have upset some Bagration families. He also writes that he has abandoned the Castelli project due to difficulties in translations and lack of interest in publishing. Dated: 13 August 1963.

Letter from Terence Gray to W.E.D. Allen in which Gray writes concerning a man called Ilia Tabagoua, who had been referred to Gray for information on Brosset. Gray wonders whether Allen may be able to help him. Dated: 19 July 1962.

Letter from Terence Gray to W.E.D. Allen in which Gray informs Allen that he will be in Dublin and that he hopes to meet him to discuss his Castelli project. Dated: 21 August 1959.

Letter from Terence Gray to W.E.D. Allen in which he thanks Allen for the article he sent. Gray asks for clarification on the title of Karst's work on Georgian customary law and informs Allen that he will have the full Castelli prints soon. He comments on the lack of work on Georgian history and on having to move his race horses due to Hurley's irregularities with medicines of horses in his care. Dated: 21 December 1959.

Letter from Terence Gray to W.E.D. Allen in which he writes concerning his research on primogeniture in Georgian genealogy. Gray also informs Allen that the Castelli films are being developed in Dublin and that he has finished an article for La Science Historique on Bagratide origins. Dated: 21 November 1959.

Letter from Terence Gray to W.E.D. Allen in which Gray shares with Allen his findings on the reasons why Georgian genealogy is a contested subject. He offers a critique of the methods used by historians to map out the genealogy highlighting the fact that they apply to European methods which overlook the unique nature of succession in the Georgian context. Gray also informs Allen of a committee that is being formed to revise existing genealogies and put together a definitive version, Allen would be asked to be a member of this committee and Gray urges him to accept the offer. Dated: 24 January 1958.

Letter from Terence Gray to W.E.D. Allen in which Gray asks Allen on the source of the genealogy Allen included in his book on Georgian dynasties. In asking Gray makes reference to a disparity between Allen's work and the work of Toumanoff, an author with work on the same topic. Gray hopes that Allen is still studying Georgian genealogy and that further research may lead to an more authoritative conclusion. Dated 24 November 1957.

Letter from Terence Gray to W.E.D. Allen in which he updates Allen on the work of the committee and offers a critique of Toumanoff's conceptual view of feudalism. He notes that he has been made a member of the Societé Asiatique and thanks Allen for two offprints. Dated: 25 December 1958.