There are published accounts of Bison in Maryland in the 1600's and early
1700's.  There is reference in a couple of books in the archives at the Univ. of
Maryland, Mckeldin Library rare books section. A call to them on the internet
may do it for you.  vic

Philip Levy wrote:

> They sure were there, and lots of people saw and /or killed them. There are
> some references to buffaloes in the Jesuit Relations. They appear in several
> of the eastern exploration narratives--I think Lawson may have seen one. I
> know that they inhabited the cane brakes of Kentucky--see Hogan, Roseann R.
> "Buffaloes in the Corn: James Wade's Account of Pioneer Kentucky," Register
> of the  Kentucky Hist. Soc. LXXXIX (1991), 30.
>
> Phil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gifford J Waters <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Friday, June 18, 1999 11:45 AM
> Subject: Can anyone help?
>
> >A friend of mine is looking for archaeological references documenting the
> >presence of buffalo east of the Mississippi River, primarily being
> >concerned with the late pre-contact period.  He would also be interested
> >in any early historical documents that might refer to buffalos being
> >present east of the Mississippi.  Please reply back if you know of any
> >such sources.
> >Thank you,
> >Gifford Waters
> >Dept. of Anthropology
> >University of Florida
> >Gainesville, FL  32611
> >