Tarrie: You probably will not be able to find police or sheriff records pertaining to any arrest of Perry Pate of Unicoi Co TN in the early 1900's. However, if he was arrested and tried for an offense, you should be able to find a record of it in the Criminal Court Minutes of Unicoi Co TN. The Minutes of the Criminal Court of Unicoi Co TN MAY be available for inspection at: Clerk of Circuit Court 100 N Main Street Erwin, TN 37650 Phone: 423-743-3541 Also, the early Minutes of the Criminal Court in Unicoi Co TN have been microfilmed and ARE available for inspection at: The Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, TN 37243-0312 You may wish to scan the following Minutes, Criminal Bk 2- Jun 1890 - Jun 1900 Film # A-2892 Minutes, Criminal Bks 3-4- Jun 1900 - Sep 1925 Film # A-2893 Minutes, Criminal Bks 5-6- Sep 1924 - Mar 1934 Film # A-2894 Recall that William PERRY Pate b ca 1872 and PERRY Eason Pate b ca 1879, both of Unicoi Co TN, had relocated to Lenawee Co MI by ca 1905-1908. This should narrow your search window somewhat. Joel

Dear Joel, once again, thanks for the info. Tarrie ----- Original Message ----- From: Joel Pate To: PATE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 7:37 AM Subject: [PATE GENEALOGY] Criminal Records - Perry Pate- Unicoi Co TN Tarrie: You probably will not be able to find police or sheriff records pertaining to any arrest of Perry Pate of Unicoi Co TN in the early 1900's. However, if he was arrested and tried for an offense, you should be able to find a record of it in the Criminal Court Minutes of Unicoi Co TN. The Minutes of the Criminal Court of Unicoi Co TN MAY be available for inspection at: Clerk of Circuit Court 100 N Main Street Erwin, TN 37650 Phone: 423-743-3541 Also, the early Minutes of the Criminal Court in Unicoi Co TN have been microfilmed and ARE available for inspection at: The Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, TN 37243-0312 You may wish to scan the following Minutes, Criminal Bk 2- Jun 1890 - Jun 1900 Film # A-2892 Minutes, Criminal Bks 3-4- Jun 1900 - Sep 1925 Film # A-2893 Minutes, Criminal Bks 5-6- Sep 1924 - Mar 1934 Film # A-2894 Recall that William PERRY Pate b ca 1872 and PERRY Eason Pate b ca 1879, both of Unicoi Co TN, had relocated to Lenawee Co MI by ca 1905-1908. This should narrow your search window somewhat. Joel