GLICKENHAUS & CO.
6 East 43rd Street, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(212) 953-7532
October 5, 1999
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Empire State Municipal Exempt Trust, Guaranteed
Series 137
File No. 333-30479
Gentlemen:
As Sponsors of the above-referenced Trust, we are writing this
letter to certify that:
(1) the form of Prospectus that would have been filed under Rule
497(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, does not differ from that contained in the
most recent Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-6
(the "Registration Statement"); and
(2) the text of the most recent Registration Statement was filed
electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 1999
and became effective September 28, 1999 pursuant to Rule 485(b).
Empire State Municipal Exempt Trust,
Guaranteed Series 137
GLICKENHAUS & CO.
LEBENTHAL & CO. INC.
By: Michael J. Lynch
as agent for the Sponsors
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