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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
The Board of Directors
Seligman New Jersey Municipal Fund, Inc.
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Seligman New
Jersey Municipal Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") for the year ended September 30, 1998
(on which we have issued our report dated October 30, 1998), we considered its
internal control, including control activities for safeguar ding 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, and not to provide assurance on the Fund's internal control. The
management of the Fund 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, controls that are relevant to an audit perta in to the
entity's objective of preparing financial statements for external purposes that
are fairly presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. 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 internal control to future periods is subject to
the risk that it may be become inadequate because of changes in conditions or
that the effectiveness of the des ign and operation may deteriorate. Our
consideration of the Fund's internal control would not necessarily disclose all
matters in 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 operati on 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 Fund's internal control and its operation, including controls for
safeguarding securities, that we consider to be material weaknesses as defined
above as of September 30, 1998. This report is intended solely for the
information and use of management, the Board of Directors of Seligman New Jersey
Municipal Fund, Inc., and the Securities Exchange Commission.
October 30, 1998
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP
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