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May 6, 1997
VIA EDGARLINK
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Alexander Hamilton Variable Insurance Trust
File No. 33-81658
Dear Commissioners:
On behalf of Alexander Hamilton Variable Insurance Trust (the "Trust"), I
hereby certify, pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act
of 1933, that the form of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
("SAI") for the Trust otherwise required to be filed under paragraph (c) of
Rule 497 would not differ from the form of prospectus and SAI contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Form N1-A registration statement
for the Trust which was filed electronically on May 1, 1997.
Sincerely,
/s/ J. Gregory Poole
