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HARTFORD LIFE
November 3, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Filing Room
Re: Hartford Life Insurance Company
Putnam Capital Manager Trust Separate Account
Putnam Hartford Capital Manager: A
File No. 333-66939
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, this is to
certify that the Prospectus Supplement contained in Post-Effective Amendment No.
8 to the Registration Statement for the above referenced Registrant does not
differ from that which was filed electronically on October 2, 2000. In reliance
upon paragraph (j) of Rule 497, the Prospectus Supplement is not included
herewith.
If you have any questions regarding this submission, please contact the
undersigned at (860) 843-3149.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ Marta A. Collins
Marta A. Collins
