VIA EDGAR
October 5, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Ms. Ruth A. Sanders
RE: Putnam Arizona Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. No. 33-11406)
(811-4531) (the "Arizona fund" Post-Effective Amendment No.
6 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
Putnam Florida Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. No. 33-35677)
(811-6129) (the "Florida fund") Post-Effective Amendment No.
6 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund
(Reg. No. 33-5416) (811-4518) (the "Massachusetts fund")
Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to Registration Statement on
Form N-1A
Putnam Michigan Tax Exempt Income Fund
(Reg. No. 8923) (811-4529) (the "Michigan fund") Post-
Effective Amendment No. 15 to Registration Statement on Form
N-1A
Putnam Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund
(Reg. No. 33-8916) (811-4527) (the "Minnesota fund") Post-
Effective Amendment No. 15 to Registration Statement on Form
N-1A
Putnam New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. No. 32550)
(811-5977) (the "New Jersey fund") Post-Effective Amendment
No. 6 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. No. 33-8924) (811-
4528) (the "Ohio fund") Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to
Registration Statement on Form N-1A
Putnam Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. No. 33-
28321) (811-5802) (the "Pennsylvania fund") Post-Effective
Amendment No. 8 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
(collectively, the "funds")
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the funds hereby certify that the form of prospectus
that would have been filed on behalf of funds pursuant to Rule
497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective
Amendments No. 6 for the Arizona, Florida and New Jersey funds,
No. 15 for the Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio funds,
and No. 8 for the Pennsylvania fund, to the multi-fund
Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the "Amendment") would not
have differed from that contained in the Amendment, which are the
most recent amendments to such Registration Statement and was
filed electronically on September 29, 1995.
Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be
directed to Frederick S. Marius at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1796.
Very truly yours,
PUTNAM ARIZONA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND
PUTNAM FLORIDA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND
PUTNAM MASSACHUSETTS TAX EXEMPT INCOME
FUND
PUTNAM MICHIGAN TAX EXEMPT INCOME
FUND
PUTNAM MINNESOTA TAX EXEMPT INCOME
FUND
PUTNAM NEW JERSEY TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND
PUTNAM OHIO TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND
PUTNAM PENNSYLVANIA TAX EXEMPT INCOME
FUND
/s/ Gordon H. Silver
By: ----------------------------------
Gordon H. Silver
Vice President
cc: Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.
