Following the newspaper pieces, a duel either took place or was elaborately faked between Stoney and the Rev. Henry Bate
, founder and proprietor of the Morning Post. Stoney was (or elaborately pretended to...
Timeline
2 November 1772: Twelve proprietors launched the Morning Post,...
Writing climate item
2 November 1772
Twelve proprietors launched the Morning Post, published by John Wheble
and edited by Henry Bate
.
Brooke, Frances. The Excursion. Editors Backscheider, Paula R. and Hope D. Cotton, University Press of Kentucky, 1997.
