As part of his duties he traveled to French ports and learned much about North America from the fishermen that seasonally traveled to coastal areas from Nantucket to Newfoundland to capitalize on the rich fishing grounds there.
Como parte das súas funcións, viaxou aos portos franceses e aprendeu moito sobre Norteamérica dos pescadores que estacionalmente viaxaban ás zonas costeiras desde Nantucket a Terranova para capitalizar as ricas pesqueiras de alí.