Putnam Investments 

One Post Office Square 

Boston, MA 02109 

October 3, 2008 

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549

RE:	Putnam Arizona Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-37992) (811-06258)
	Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
	Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-5416) (811-04518)
	Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
	Putnam Michigan Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-8923) (811-04529)
	Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
	Putnam Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-8916) (811-04527)
	Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
	Putnam New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-32550) (811-05977)
	Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
	Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-8924) (811-04528)
	Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
	Putnam Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-28321) (811-05802)
	Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
	(collectively, the “Amendments”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each Fund hereby certifies that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Fund pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of the Post-Effective Amendment referenced above to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”) would not have differed from that contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such Registration Statement and was filed electronically on September 25, 2008.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to AnneMarie Duffy at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 14824.

	Very truly yours,
	Putnam Arizona Tax Exempt Income Fund
	Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund
	Putnam Michigan Tax Exempt Income Fund
	Putnam Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund
	Putnam New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund
	Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund
	Putnam Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund
By:	/s/ Charles E. Porter
	Charles E. Porter
	Executive Vice President, Associate Treasurer,
	Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison

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