Company Names, addresses, dates:
    Henry Peel & Co, King Street Alexandria VA (1845-1848) ^1,2
    Cook & Peel (1848-1852) ^2,3
    Henry Peel, Corner King & Fairfax Streets Alexandria VA (1852-1854) ^4,5
    Peel & Stevens, Corner King & Fairfax Streets, Alexandria VA (1854) ^5,6
    Peel & Stevens, 39 King Street Alexandria VA (1854-1857) ^6,7
    Peel, Stevens & Co, Corner King & Alfred Sts., Alexandria VA (1857-1859) ^7,8
    Peel & Stevens, 39 King Street Alexandria VA (1859-1862) ^8,9


Notes:
Henry Clark Peel (1824-1890) was born in England.¹⁰
In 1845, Peel purchased the drugstore of J.I. Sayrs on King Street, and opened the new store under the name "Henry Peel & Co.". The announcement did not mention the name of his partner(s).¹

That partnership lasted until 1848, when Peel joined with his uncle, Henry Cook (1806-1868)¹¹ and formed a new drugstore called Cook & Peel.²
That partnership lasted 4 years, and in 1852 they parted ways. ³
Peel then opened his own drugstore at the NW corner of King and Fairfax Streets, which was previously owned by David Guinn.⁴

In January of 1854, Peel entered into a "co-partnership" with a man named Joseph M. Stevens. The new business was called "Peel & Stevens".⁵
In September of that same year, they moved to a new "warehouse" location on the north side of King Street between Fairfax & Water Streets. ⁶
Water Street is modern-day Lee Street. The numbered address of their building at the time was 39 King Street, but circa 1888 the addresses on King Street were re-numbered, so I beleive this would be roughly where modern-day 213 King Street is.

In January 1857, Peel & Stevens opened a 2nd drugstore, with a 3rd partner named W.T. Cluverius. It was on the corner of King and Alfred Streets, and it was called "Peel, Stevens & Co". ⁸
I couldn't find anything in the newspapers to indicate when this partnership ended, but the last advertisement I could find for "Peel, Stevens & Co" was from September 1859⁹.
Also, I couldn't find any newspaper ads for "Peel & Stevens" during the years that "Peel, Stevens & Co" were advertising. But "Peel & Stevens" had ads both before and after those years, and were at the same location (39 King Street). I'm assuming that means the 39 King Street location was unused during those years, but still owned by Peel.

In March of 1862, with the Civil War going on, some Alexandria business men taken prisoner and then released when they agreed in writing not to give aid or comfort to the enemies of the US, but Henry Peel was one of the men who were not released, and "recommitted for further consideration". ¹²
It wasn't until May 14th of that year that Peel was released.¹³
About that same time, the Peel & Stevens drug store was taken over by Peel's uncle, Henry Cook.⁷

Henry Peel went back to England at some point. He shows up in the 1881 British Census as a Druggist in Dewsbury, Yorkshire England.


Bottles:

book # 187 This is a 4" tall aqua colored bottle with a blowpipe pontil scar. It is embossed: vertical: PEEL & STEVENS / ALEXANDRIA . base: (glass pontil scar) (The embossing was painted to make it stand out)