Italian merchants, "pope's usurers" as they were called, supplied him with money, at times on the security of the Jewry.
But think on this: these merchants supply the Jutes and earn great wealth.
He was able to secure fresh provisions but the merchants would not supply "sea provisions".
By 1824 and 1825, however, St. Louis businesses began outfitting an increasing number of farmers going west, while other merchants supplied military forces going to western outposts.
Mure was involved in a conglomerate of companies that took part in the fur trade, supplied traders and merchants and trans-Atlantic shipping.
Chinese merchants supplied General John Pershing's army in its expedition against Pancho Villa.
Rather than focusing on serious shopping, merchants now supply services and convenience items.
The merchants supplied food and the Farther folk cooked it.
The merchants supplied the speckles.
With regard to the former, unscrupulous merchants seeking to increase their profit even further might have supplied their ships with meager provisions.