HALE AND DORR LLP C O U N S E L L O R S A T L A W 60 STATE STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02109 617-526-6000 FAX 617-526-5000 March 26, 1999 VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION Securities and Exchange Commission Office of Filings, Information & Consumer Services Judiciary Plaza 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Application for Withdrawal of Registration Statement: The Wright Asset Allocation Trust (file no. 811-09263) (the ("Trust") Ladies and Gentlemen: This application is to request that the Commission consent to the Trust's withdrawal of its registration statement on Form N-1A under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), which was previously filed with the Commission on March 16, 1999. The Trust is withdrawing its registration statement in order to refile a registration on Form N-1A under both the 1940 Act and the Securities Act of 1933. If you have any questions concerning the foregoing or the enclosed, please contact the undersigned at (617) 526-6371 or Elaine M. Hartnett, Esq. at (617) 526-6531. Very truly yours, /s/ Pamela J. Wilson Pamela J. Wilson Enclosure cc: Mr. A. M. Moody III Ms. Janet Sanders Elaine M. Hartnett, Esq.