LIBERTY TERM TRUST INC 1999
SC 13D/A, 1999-05-11
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 11)

                      Liberty Term Trust, Inc., 1999 (LTT)
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    531282101
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                           George W. Karpus, President
                         Karpus Management, Inc. d/b/a/
                          Karpus Investment Management
                          14 Tobey Village Office Park
                            Pittsford, New York 14534
                                 (716) 586-4680

       (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
                          Notices and Communications)

                                   May 6, 1999
             (Date of Event which requires Filing of this Statement)

 If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
  the acquisition which is subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
  schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check the following box. [x]

                                  (Page 1 of 4)

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CUSIP No. 531282101               SCHEDULE 13D                 Page 2 of 4 Pages

1.   Name of Reporting Person
     S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

     Karpus Management, Inc. d/b/a Karpus Investment Management
     I.D. # 16-1290558

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*        (a) / /
                                                              (b) /x/

3.   SEC Use Only


4.   Source of Funds*

     AF

5.   Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
     Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)                               / /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization

     New York

                         7.   Sole Voting Power

                              653,400
Number of Shares
                         8.   Shared Voting Power
 Beneficially

 Owned by Each
                         9.   Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting Person
                              653,400
     With
                         10.  Shared Dispositive Power


11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     653,400

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11)
     Excludes Certain Shares*                                     / /


13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

     13.30%

14.  Type of Reporting Person*

     IA

                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
         INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
     (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.

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ITEM 1            Security and Issuer

                  Common Stock
                  Liberty Term Trust Inc., 1999 ("LTT")
                  Federated Investors Tower
                  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

ITEM 2            Identity and Background

                  a)   Karpus Management, Inc., d/b/a Karpus Investment
                       Management ("KIM") George W. Karpus, President,
                       Director, and controlling stockholder JoAnn Van
                       Degriff, Vice President and Director Sophie Karpus,
                       Director
                  b)   14 Tobey Village Office park Pittsford, New York 14534
                  c)   Principal business and occupation - Investment
                       Management for individuals, pension, and profit sharing
                       plans, corporations, endowments, trusts, and others,
                       specializing in conservative asset management (i.e.
                       fixed income investments).
                  d)   None of George W. Karpus, JoAnn VanDegriff or Sophie
                       Karpus ("the Principals") or KIM has been convicted in
                       the past 5 years of any criminal proceeding (excluding
                       traffic violations).
                  e)   During the last 5 years none of the Principals or KIM
                       has been a party to a civil proceeding as a result of
                       which any of them is subject to a judgment, decree, or
                       final order enjoining future violations of or
                       prohibiting or mandating activities subject to ,
                       federal or state securities laws or finding any
                       violation with respect to such laws.
                  f)   Each of the Principals is a United States citizen. KIM
                       is a New York corporation.

ITEM 3            Source and Amount of Funds or Other Considerations
                  KIM, an independent investment adviser, has accumulated
                  653,400 shares of LTT on behalf of accounts that are managed
                  by KIM ("the Accounts") under limited powers of attorney,
                  which represents 13.30% of the outstanding shares. All funds
                  that have been utilized in making such purchases are from
                  such Accounts.

ITEM 4            Purpose of Transaction

                  KIM has purchased Shares for investment purposes. Being
                  primarily a conservative, fixed income manager, with a
                  specialty focus in the closed end fund sector, the profile of
                  LTT (being a short term investment grade fund scheduled to
                  terminate on or by December 31, 1999) fit the investment
                  guidelines for various Accounts.

ITEM 5            Interest in Securities of the Issuer

                  a)   As of the date of this Report, KIM owns 653,400 shares
                       which represent 13.30% of the outstanding Shares.
                       Principal, Sophie Karpus, owns 700 shares purchased on
                       July 24, 1995 at a price of $7.375. KIM owns 2,000
                       shares purchased on July 24, 1995 at a price of $7.375
                  b)   KIM has the sole power to dispose of and to vote all
                       such Shares under limited powers of attorney.

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                  c)   Open market purchases in the last 60 days for the
                       Accounts.


                       PRICE PER                                      PRICE PER
   DATE       SHARES       SHARE                  DATE      SHARES        SHARE

 3/1/99         -600      8.9375                4/1/99       -1000       8.9375
 3/8/99         -600      8.9375               4/26/99      -29000       8.9375
3/17/99        -3000      8.9375
3/18/99         -600       8.875
3/19/99         -100      8.9375
3/22/99        -1000       8.875
3/23/99        -3000      8.9375
3/26/99        -1500       8.875
3/29/99        -2000      8.9375
3/31/99        -1000      8.9375

                    There have been no dispositions and no acquisitions, other
                    than by such open market purchases, during such period. The
                    Accounts have the right to receive all dividends from, and
                    any proceeds from the sale of, the Shares. None of the
                    Accounts has an interest is Shares constituting more than 5%
                    of the Shares outstanding.

ITEM 6              Contracts, Arrangements, Understanding, or Relationships
                    with Respect to the Issuer Except as described above, there
                    are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or
                    relationships of any kind among the Principals and KIM and
                    between any of them and any other person with respect to any
                    of the LTT securities.

ITEM 7              Materials to be Filed as Exhibits

                    Not applicable
                    Signature

                   After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete, and correct.

                                                       Karpus Management, Inc.

May 6, 1999                                       By: /s/ George W. Karpus
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   Date                                                     Signature

                                                     George W. Karpus, President
                                                            Name / Title



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