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Report of Independent Auditors
Board of Trustees
of Delaware Group State Tax-Free Income Trust
In planning and performing our audit of the consolidated
financial statements of Delaware Group State Tax-Free Income
Trust (the "Trust") for the year ended February 29, 2000, we
considered its internal control, including control activities
for safeguarding securities, to determine our auditing
procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the
financial statements and to comply with the requirements of
Form N-SAR, and not to provide assurance on internal control.
The management of the Trust is responsible for establishing and
maintaining internal control. In fulfilling this
responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are
required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of
internal control. Generally, internal controls that are
relevant to an audit pertain to the Trust's objective of
preparing financial statements for external purposes that are
fairly presented in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles. Those internal controls include the
safeguarding of assets against unauthorized acquisition, use or
disposition.
Because of inherent limitations in any internal control,
misstatements due to errors or fraud may occur and not be
detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of internal
control to future periods are subject to the risk that internal
control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions,
or that the degree of compliance with the policies or
procedures may deteriorate.
Our consideration of internal control would not necessarily
disclose all matters in internal control that might be material
weaknesses under standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A material weakness
is a condition in which the design or operation of one or more
of the specific internal control components does not reduce to
a relatively low level the risk that errors or fraud in amounts
that would be material in relation to the consolidated
financial statements being audited may occur and not be
detected within a timely period by employees in the normal
course of performing their assigned functions. However, we
noted no matters involving internal control, including control
activities for safeguarding securities, and its operation that
we consider to be material weaknesses as defined above as of
February 29, 2000.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of
the board of trustees and management of the Trust and the
Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be
and should not be used by anyone other than these specified
parties.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 3, 2000
