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Timothy Boardman

1754–1838

A Revolutionary War sailor and early Vermont settler, he left behind a lively firsthand log of life aboard the privateer Oliver Cromwell in 1778. His account blends seafaring danger with the perspective of someone remembered as one of Rutland's pioneer residents.

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Log-book of Timothy Boardman

Log-book of Timothy Boardman

by Timothy Boardman

About the author

Born in 1754 and dying in 1838, he is best known for the journal published as Log-book of Timothy Boardman, a record of cruises aboard the privateer Oliver Cromwell during the American Revolution.

The surviving edition of his work presents him not just as a sailor, but as a witness to everyday shipboard life, naval action, and travel along the early American coast. The book was later issued with a biographical sketch prepared by Samuel W. Boardman under the auspices of the Rutland County Historical Society.

Available source material also describes him as one of the pioneer settlers of Rutland, Vermont, which gives his log an added layer of interest: it is both a war narrative and part of the story of early community life in Vermont.