[4] Malbaie and Point St. Peter were described as "inhabited by people from the Rebel Colonies who came away at the Commencement of the War" and some Acadians had settled at Bonaventure and Tracadigaiche.

[5] Robin's fishing and trading operations extended around the Gulf of St. Lawrence region, particularly Paspebiac, Quebec,[1] and Arichat, Nova Scotia.

Other merchants at Isle Madame included Valpy dit Janvrin, LeVesconte, de Gruchy,[9] Hubert, Jean, and Moore.

When he left Paspébiac for good on 28 September 1802, his company had extended to include general stores and fishing stations all along the Gaspé, with a few in Cape Breton and at least one on the Lower North Shore of the St Lawrence at Magpie.

[1] Robin was a judge in the Court of Common Pleas (of the Province of Quebec) from 1788 to 1792, a justice of the peace, and served on the land board for the legal District of Gaspé.

[1] Robin groomed his nephews Philip and James to take over the operation of the company, which remained an important part of the region's economy for the century that followed.

Several export markets mid 18th century for the Charles Robin and Company firm were located at Naples, Civita Vecchia, Cadiz, Oporto, Jersey, Trinidad, Pernambuco, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro.