MERRILL LYNCH MINNESOTA MUN BOND FD OF MERRILL LYNCH MULTI S, 497J, 1994-10-25

MERRILL LYNCH MINNESOTA MUN BOND FD OF MERRILL LYNCH MULTI S
497J, 1994-10-25

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               MERRILL LYNCH MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND OF
              MERRILL LYNCH MULTI-STATE MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST


                                        October 25, 1994
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Division of Investment Management

          Re:  Merrill Lynch Minnesota Municipal Bond Fund of
               Merrill Lynch Multi-State Municipal Series Trust
               Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the
               Registration Statement on Form N-1A
               (Securities Act File No. 33-44734;
               Investment Company Act File No. 811-4375)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933 Act"), Merrill Lynch Minnesota Municipal Bond Fund (the "Fund") of Merrill
Lynch Multi-State Municipal Series Trust hereby certifies that:

     (1)  the form of prospectus that would have been filed pursuant to Rule
          497(c) under the 1933 Act would not have differed from that contained
          in Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Fund's Registration Statement
          on Form N-1A, constituting the most recent amendment to the Fund's
          Registration Statement on Form N-1A; and

     (2)  the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Fund's Registration
          Statement on Form N-1A was filed electronically with the Securities
          and Exchange Commission on October 14, 1994.

                         Very truly yours,

                         MERRILL LYNCH MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND OF
                         MERRILL LYNCH MULTI-STATE MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST


                         By:   /s/ Jerry Weiss
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                               Jerry Weiss
                               Secretary