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Letter from H. Higgens to W.E.D. Allen in which Higgens informs Allen that his latest translation assignment is taking longer than expected due to difficulties with the language. Higgens suggests that he send a copy of the translation to Allen in Ireland once done or leave it at Allen's London office. Dated: 19 May 1964.

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 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 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.

Letter from W.E.D. Allen to H. Higgens in which Allen confirms the travel arrangements and promises to bring Professor Muratoff's manuscript draft for the 'Russian book' to Higgens when he is next in London in February. Dated: 16 January 1968.

Letter from W.E.D. Allen to H. Higgens in which he writes he is unsure of his plans and therefore will confirm about Higgens' visit later. Allen has Hugh Bousted staying with him who has completed his extensive memoirs. Allen wonders whether Higgens might be amenable to abridging it. Dated: 11 July 1968.

Letter from W.E.D. Allen to H. Higgens in which he writes that Higgens cannot visit at the end of September as Allen will be in London and then on holiday, not back before mid-October. Dated: 15th July 1969.

Letter from H. Higgens to W.E.D. Allen in which he writes of his actual and potential work plans and about his forthcoming visit to Allen. He encloses an article from the Times Literary Supplement (not present). Dated: 9 January 1972.

Letter from Peter Skelton to W.E.D. Allen in which he confirms a time scale for the manuscript of Allen's "Russian Embassies" publication. He also writes that the Hakluyt Society have received a proposal from Richard Hill for a translation of the African travels of Evliya Celebi, and how that might conflict with Allen's own plans for such a publication. Dated: 23 April 1956.