EATON VANCE INVESTMENT TRUST, 497J, 1996-08-01

EATON VANCE INVESTMENT TRUST
497J, 1996-08-01
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                  EATON VANCE INVESTMENT TRUST
                        24 Federal Street
                        Boston, MA  02110


                          CERTIFICATION

     Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Regulation S-T, Eaton Vance Investment Trust (the
"Registrant") (1933 Act File No. 033-1121) certifies (a) that the
forms of prospectuses and statements of additional information
dated August 1, 1996 used with respect to the following series of
the Registrant, do not differ materially from those contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 ("Amendment No. 36") to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, and (b) that
Amendment No. 36 was filed electronically with the Commission
(Accession No. 0000950156-96-000606) on July 26, 1996:

       EV Classic Florida Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
    EV Classic Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
      EV Classic National Limited Maturity Municipals Fund 
      EV Classic New York Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
    EV Classic Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
     EV Marathon California Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
    EV Marathon Connecticut Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
      EV Marathon Florida Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
   EV Marathon Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
      EV Marathon Michigan Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
     EV Marathon National Limited Maturity Municipals Fund 
     EV Marathon New Jersey Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
      EV Marathon New York Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
        EV Marathon Ohio Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
    EV Marathon Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
   EV Traditional California Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
   EV Traditional Connecticut Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
     EV Traditional Florida Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
    EV Traditional Michigan Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
    EV Traditional National Limited Maturity Municipals Fund 
   EV Traditional New Jersey Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
    EV Traditional New York Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
      EV Traditional Ohio Limited Maturity Municipals Fund

                              EATON VANCE INVESTMENT TRUST


                              By: /s/ Eric G. Woodbury           
                                  Eric G. Woodbury, 
                                   Assistant Secretary
Date:  August 1, 1996
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