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ITT Hartford Group, Inc.
Hartford Plaza
Hartford, CT 06115
(860) 547-5000
VIA EDGAR
February 10, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Hartford Small Company Fund, Inc.-Rule 497(j) Filing
File No. 333-01551
CIK No. 0001006414
Dear Commissioners:
In lieu of filing the definitive prospectus and statement of additional
information for the Hartford Small Company Fund, Inc. (the "Company")
pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
certifies that:
1) the form of prospectus and statement of additional information that would
have been filed under Rule 497(c) would not have differed from that
contained in the most recent registration statement, and
2) the text of the most recent registration statement has been filed
electronically.
Please contact me at (860) 547-2883 with any questions.
Sincerely,
/s/ Kevin J. Carr
Kevin J. Carr
Counsel