▁of ▁hearing ▁from ▁the ▁General , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁l ately ▁at ▁Connecticut ▁to ▁consult ▁the ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁army ▁and ▁n avy . ▁My ▁hopes ▁and ▁expect ations ▁of ▁a ▁favor able ▁issue ▁to ▁our ▁troubles ▁are ▁very ▁s angu ine ; ▁but ▁human ▁affairs ▁are ▁govern ed ▁by ▁such ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁wh ims ical ▁circumstances , ▁that ▁we ▁should ▁always ▁be ▁prepared ▁to ▁stand ▁the ▁shock ▁of ▁that ▁disappoint ment ▁which ▁the ▁best ▁concert ed ▁measures ▁are ▁constantly ▁subject ▁to . ▁Pres ent ▁my ▁love ▁to ▁my ▁sister s , ▁the ▁children , ▁and ▁all ▁friends . ▁Let ▁my ▁brother ▁see ▁this ▁and ▁the ▁newsp apers , ▁when ▁you ▁have ▁an ▁opportunity . ▁I ▁present ▁my ▁best ▁wishes ▁to ▁him , ▁and ▁his ▁family . ▁I ▁wish ▁much ▁to ▁hear ▁from ▁you ▁and ▁him , ▁and ▁am , ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁s inc ere ▁affection ▁and ▁este em , ▁... ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁just ▁ 1 3 ▁days ▁before ▁his ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁Pres iden cy , ▁John ston ▁wrote : ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁and ▁death ▁John ston ▁served ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁from ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁He ▁pres ided ▁over ▁both ▁convent ions ▁called ▁to ▁rat ify ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Constitution . ▁The ▁first ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁rejected ▁the ▁Constitution ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁John ston ' s ▁strong ▁support . ▁He ▁called ▁another ▁convention ▁in ▁ 1 7 8