The ''Whitehall Evening Post'' was a London newspaper, founded in September 1718 by
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (; born Daniel Foe; – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, trader, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel ''Robinson Crusoe'', published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its ...
.
The newspaper was initially published on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Defoe left it in June 1720, but it continued to exist until the end of the century. It closed in 1801, with issue 8487 and was merged with the ''
English Chronicle
''The English Chronicle'' was a thrice-weekly evening newspaper founded in London in 1779.
History and profile
''The Chronicle'' was founded in 1779 although the founders are not known. In 1781 it was given the supplementary title ''Or, Universal ...
''.
Its editors included
Thomas Leach, and finally
Stephen Jones.
References
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Defunct newspapers published in the United Kingdom
Daniel Defoe