Notes on pig and bar iron and iron ores,
Rhan oJohn Bedford Papers,
Notes relating to the production of pig and bar iron and papers concerning the quality of iron ores, 1763-1787. Journey notes are also included as they refer mainly to forging techniques.
Notes on gun barrel forging and light cannon casting,
Rhan oJohn Bedford Papers,
Notes relating to gun barrel forging and light cannon casting, 1769-1788, including observations and comments from Bedford's visits to other forges, largely in Birmingham and London, and details of men with whom he studied these processes.