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<page> July 17, 1996 Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporate Finance Washington, DC 20549 Re: Signature VII Ltd. Limited Partnership; File No. 2-98025 Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement Gentlemen: Pursuant to Regulation 13e-3, We Are Transmitting Herewith for Electronic Filing With the Commission the Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement (The "Statement") Intended to Be Used by Signature VII Ltd. Limited Partnership (The "Partnership") for the Solicitation of Consents From Limited Partners of the Partnership in Connection With a Proposal by Signature Inns, Inc., the General Partner of the Partnership, to Purchase an Undivided 75% Interest in the Partnership's Hotel Properties, to Dissolve and Liquidate the Partnership, and Certain Other Matters. the Statement Has Been Prepared in Accordance With Regulation 13e-3 and Schedule 13e-3. the Filing Fee of $1,365.00 Was Deposited to the Commission's Lock Box Account With Mellon Bank on July 16, 1996. the Partnership Is Also Filing Electronically on This Date, as a Separate Edgar Submission, a Solicitation and Information Statement Prepared in Accordance With Regulation 14a-5 and Schedule 14a. the Partnership Intends to Distribute the Statement, the Solicitation and Information Statement and All the Exhibits Thereto, to Its Limited Partners on or About August 7, 1996. the Commission Is Requested to Contact the Undersigned in Accordance With the Information Contained in the Edgar Submission Header With Any Comments or Other Communications Concerning This Filing. Very Truly Yours, Thomas N. Eckerle Tne/Cmf/Mlh Attachments
