Editing Pierre-Esprit Radisson (section)

===Working for the Hudson's Bay Company===

In 1684 Radisson sailed for the [[Hayes River]] in the vessel ''Happy Return'', where he found Groseilliers' son Jean-Baptiste conducting a brisk trade with the Indians. He recruited Jean-Baptiste into joining HBC service and left for England in September, leaving [[John Abraham (politician)|John Abraham]] in charge of the fort. (Eight days later two ships belonging to [[Charles Aubert de La Chesnaye]] arrived from Québec. Although there was conflict, no blood was shed. The French wintered near the English and returned to Québec with a moderate load of furs.) Radisson's differences with various Hudson's Bay Company underlings in the 1680s suggests that he was not admired by the English seamen who had to work with him, because of their rooted detestation of the French.{{sfnp|Warkentin|2012|p=4}}

In 1685 Radisson was made "Superintendent and Chief Director of the Trade at Port Nelson", where he seems to have accomplished little. In 1687 he made serious charges against the superintendent of [[York Factory]]. The HBC rejected the charges and Radisson was removed. Thereafter he lived in England on an HBC pension, which was irregularly paid. He died in 1710. In 1729 the company voted to pay ten pounds to his third wife, "she being ill and in great want."{{sfnp|Newman|1985|page=352}}