《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪三十四》
他又因为桓氏家族世代都得到荆州一带居民的归附，桓冲尤其是为那里的百姓留下了很多好处，而桓谦又是桓冲的儿子，所以才把桓谦由骠骑司马调任都督荆、益、宁、梁四州诸军事及荆州刺史，打算用这种方法收买西部地区百姓的人心。
又以桓氏世为荆土所附，桓冲特有遗惠，而谦，冲之子也，乃自骠骑司马除都督荆、益、宁、梁四州诸军事、荆州刺史，欲以结西人之心。
He also because the Huan family had been descended from the people of Jingzhou, Huan Chong especially left many benefits to the people there, and Huan Qian was the son of Huan Chong, so he transferred Huan Qian from the Biaoqi Sima to the governor of Jing, Yi, Ning, and Liang The military and the governor of Jingzhou planned to use this method to buy the hearts of the people in the western region.