PUTNAM INVESTMENTS
March 31, 1994
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Attn: Ruth Armfield Sanders, Staff Attorney
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund
CIK No. 0000719712 Request for Withdrawal of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to Form N-1A
filed under EDGAR Submission Type 485B24E
File No. 2-83909
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On March 31, 1994 Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to Form N-1A
filed under EDGAR Submission Type 485B24E was inadvertently made
for the above mentioned Fund with the incorrect effective date.
The Accession number for this erroneous filing is 0000719712-94-
000005.
We request withdrawal of this amendment pursuant to Rule 477(a)
under the Securities Act of 1933.
Sincerely,
/s/ Gordon H. Silver
By: ----------------------------------
Gordon H. Silver
Senior Managing Director
Putnam Investments, Inc.
