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CARTER LEDYARD & MILBURN
2 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
(212) 732-3200
October 26, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: PaineWebber Pathfinders Trust, Treasury & Growth Stock, Series 26
File #333-46290
Rule 497(j) Filing
Dear Sir/Madam:
On behalf of the Registrant, the undersigned certifies that the form of
Prospectus that would have been filed under Section 497(b) would not have
differed from that contained in the text of the Registrant's most recent
registration statement that was filed electronically via EDGAR with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2000.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Kathleen H. Moriarty, Esq.
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Kathleen H. Moriarty, Esq.
cc: Patricia Mengiste