GLICKENHAUS & CO.
6 East 43rd Street, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(212) 953-7532
October 7, 1996
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Empire State Municipal Exempt Trust, Guaranteed
Series 118
File No. 33-59793
Gentlemen:
As Sponsors of the above-referenced Trust, we are writing this
letter to certify that:
(1) the form of Prospectus that would have been filed under Rule
497(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, does not differ from that contained in the
most recent Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-6
(the "Registration Statement"); and
(2) the text of the most recent Registration Statement was filed
electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27, 1996
and became effective September 30, 1996 pursuant to Rule 485(b).
Empire State Municipal Exempt Trust,
Guaranteed Series 118
GLICKENHAUS & CO.
LEBENTHAL & CO. INC.
By: Brian Laux
as agent for the Sponsors
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