CORTLAND TRUST INC
NSAR-B, 1998-05-21
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SIGNATURE   BERNADETTE N. FINN
TITLE       SECRETARY
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.

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                    schedules  as of the end of the most  current  period and is
                    qualified in its  entirety by  reference  to such  financial
                    statements.
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                                ERNST & YOUNG LLP
                               787 Seventh Avenue
                            New York, New York 10019
                                 (212) 773-3000



To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Cortland Trust, Inc.


In planning and  performing  our audit of the  financial  statements of Cortland
Trust,  Inc.  for the year ended March 31,  1998,  we  considered  its  internal
control,  including control activities for safeguarding securities,  in order 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, not
to provide assurance on the internal control structure.

The management of Cortland  Trust,  Inc. 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 controls. Generally, controlls that are relevant to an audit pertain to
the entity's objective of preparing  financial  statements for external purposes
that are fairly  presented in  conformity  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principals.   Those  controls   include  the   safeguarding  of  assets  against
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition

Because of inherent  limitations in internal control,  errors or fraud may occur
and not be detected.  Also, projection of any evaluation of the internal control
to future periods is subject to the risk that it may become  inadequate  because
of changes in conditions or that the  effectiveness  of the design and operation
may deteriorate.

Our  consideration  of the internal  control would not necessarily  disclose all
matters  in the  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 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 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 the internal control
and its operation,  including  procedures for safeguarding  securities,  that we
consider to be material weaknesses as defined above as of March 31, 1998.

This  report is  intended  solely  for the  information  and use of the board of
directors and management of Cortland Trust, Inc. and the Securities and Exchange
Commission.



                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP


May 8, 1998




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