Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Professor Michael Foster, Professor Darwin, Dr Arthur Gamgee, Professor Williamson, and Dr Frankland At their earliest convenience Rix asks for the full statement of Sir Joseph Hooker's claims to the Copley medal, following the proposal of his being awarded the medal on 26 May [1887]. It is time the claims were put into print for circulation among the Council. 28 September 1887