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HARTFORD LIFE
February 8, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Stop 5-6
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Hartford Life Insurance Company Thomson McKinnon Separate Account
(File No. 333-70153) issued by Hartford Life Insurance Company.
Commissioners:
Pursuant to Rule 477(a), Registrant hereby respectfully requests that the
filing transmitted on February 2, 1999 and described on its cover as
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-70153) be withdrawn.
This Pre-Effective Amendment was filed in error, as the above referenced
registration statement was already effective at the time of the filing.
Sincerely,
/s/ Marianne O'Doherty
Marianne O'Doherty
Counsel