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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of our reports dated November 15, 2000, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the September 30,
2000, Annual Reports to Shareholders of State Street Research Mid-Cap Growth
Fund, State Street Research Emerging Growth Fund and State Street Research
Aurora Fund (each a series of State Street Research Capital Trust) which are
also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent
to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" and
"Independent Accountants" in such Registration Statement.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
January 11, 2001
