《明史·列传·卷一百六十二》
七月，史可法被提升为右佥都御史，巡抚安庆、庐州、太平、池州四府，以及河南的光州、光山、固始、罗田，湖广的蕲州、广济、黄梅，江西的德化、湖口各县，负责督办军事，准予设立一万人的兵额。
七月擢可法右佥都御史，巡抚安庆、庐州、太平、池州四府，及河南之光州、光山、固始、罗田，湖广之蕲州、广济、黄梅，江西之德化、湖口诸县，提督军务，设额兵万人。
In July, Shi Kefa was promoted to the Deputy Censor-in-Chief of the Right, and was appointed as Governor-General of the four prefectures of Anqing, Luzhou, Taiping, and Chizhou, as well as the six counties of Guangzhou, Guangshan, Gushi, Luotian in Henan, Qizhou, Guangji, and Huangmei in Huguang, and Dehua and Hukou in Jiangxi, with the additional responsibility of supervising military affairs, with permission to establish a military force of 10,000 troops.