EATON VANCE INVESTMENT TRUST, 497J, 1997-08-01

EATON VANCE INVESTMENT TRUST
497J, 1997-08-01
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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, 1997  used  with  respect  to the
following  series  of  the  Registrant,  do not  differ  materially  from  those
contained  in  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  38  ("Amendment  No.  38") to the
Registrant's  Registration Statement on Form N-1A, and (b) that Amendment No. 38
was    filed    electronically    with    the    Commission    (Accession    No.
0000950156-97-000582) on July 23, 1997:

               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, 1997