Location: Azcarrga Street, Binondo, Manila
Category: Association/Institution/Organization
Type: Institutional marker
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker date: Unknown
Marker text:
PEELE, HUBBEL & CO.
THE NEW ENGLAND COMMERCIAL AND SHIPPING HOUSE, PEELE, HUBBEL AND CO., OCCUPIED THIS SITE FROM ABOUT 1825. THIS COMPANY, WHICH DEALT IN IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND COMMERCIAL BANKING, WAS A LEADING AGENCY IN THE PURCHASE AND EXPORT OF STAPLE PHILIPPINE COMMODITIES. GEORGE W. HUBBEL OF THIS COMPANY WAS A UNITED STATES CONSULAR AGENT IN MANILA, 1825-1830. ALFRED EDWARDS, OF THE SAME COMPANY, WAS THE FIRST OFFICIAL AMERICAN CONSUL IN THE PHILIPPINES, HIS EXEQUATUR REGIS BEARING THE DATE MARCH 4, 1934.
