the house on the 4 and they taking him down to the rigging loft that it give him a starting.” A "starting", Flagellation, a beating on the bareback with a thick rope end. Tingey frequently took the lead in returning escaped enslaved men and women to slavery. On 4 January 1820 the Boston Patriot and Daily Advertiser, reported that Commodore Thomas Tingey had secured his enslaved laborer John Howard, and that Tingey's agent was to return him to the District of Columbia. On 16 August 1821 Tingey took out a notice for his enslaved cook and housekeeper, Sukey Dean, stating "But whosoever will secure her in jail or otherwise of the three days advertisement in the city newspapers sells her at public venue for cash shall have on fourth of what she sells for in full cash less any charges." In 1822, Tingey wrote to a colleague, that Sukey Dean, was seeking employment as a free woman. Tingey offered details on how to capture the enslaved woman, and instructions on how to sell her immediately upon capture. Namesake and honors Three ships of the United States Navy were named for him as well as the Tingey gate of the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., and Tingey Street SE, which leads to the gate. Citations Sources External links Biography of Thomas Tingey United States Navy officers United States Navy personnel of the War of 1812 American military personnel of the Quasi-War American slave owners British emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies Burials at the Congressional Cemetery 1750 births 1829 deaths