PUTNAM INVESTMENTS February 15, 1994 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Putnam Texas Tax Exempt Income Fund - CIK No. 0000830923 Request for Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form N14EL24; File Number 33-52129 Ladies and Gentlemen: In an attempt to file a registration statement for Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund, an N-14 registration statement was inadvertently filed under Putnam Texas Tax Exempt Income Fund on February 2nd at 4:56 p.m. The Accession number for this erroneous filing is 0000830923-94-000001. We request withdrawal of this registration statement pursuant to Rule 477(a) under the Securities Act of 1933. Sincerely, //Karl W. Saur// Karl W. Saur Vice President and Counsel Putnam Investments, Inc.