ˈæftɚ sˈɜːvɪŋ wɪðˌaʊt ɐ sˈælɚɹi æz ðə pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv ɹˈɛɾɚɹˌɪk ænd bˈɛlz lˈɛɾɚz æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˈɛɹɪlˌænd, pˈɪŋkni tɹˈævəld tə mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ wɪððɪ ɪntˈɛnʃən ʌv dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ðə nˈeɪvi ðˈɛɹ.
After serving without a salary as the Professor of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres at the University of Maryland, Pinkney traveled to Mexico with the intention of joining the navy there.