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                                                   December 23, 1996



Securities and Exchange Committee
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549


Re:      Defined Asset Funds
         Municipal Investment Trust Fund
         Multistate Series 2-H
         33 Act No. 33-06323


Pursuant to Rule 477A we request withdrawal of Post Effective Amendment No. 9
to Defined Asset Funds, Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Multistate Series 2H
and Post Effective Amendment No. 7 to Defined Asset Funds, Municipal
Investment Trust Fund, Multistate Series 2I, each filed on December 20, 1996
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933.  These amendments were filed to
terminate the 1933 Act registrations of these series on the misunderstanding
that each Trust of these series had terminated.  We have discovered that there
are still trusts open for each of these series and therefore we do not wish to
terminate these registrations.  We hereby request that these terminating
amendments be ordered withdrawn.

Please call me at the number above if you have any questions covering this
request.

                                             Very truly yours,



                                             Kenneth H. Chase