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MERRILL LYNCH OHIO MUNICIPAL BOND FUND OF
MERRILL LYNCH MULTI-STATE MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST
SUPPLEMENT DATED MARCH 12, 1996 TO
PROSPECTUS DATED NOVEMBER 21, 1995
The third paragraph under "Management of the Trust -- Management and
Advisory Arrangements", which provides the name and biography of the
portfolio manager of the Fund, is revised as follows:
William Michael Petty became the Portfolio Manager of the Fund in 1996.
He has been a Vice President of MLAM since 1993, an Assistant Vice President
of MLAM from 1992 to 1993 and a municipal bond broker with J.J. Kenny
Municipal Bond Brokers from 1990 to 1992.
Code #16154-1195ALL
