《明史·列传·卷四十四》
而毛忠在福建也屡有斩首之功，于是升他为都督同知，充任左副总兵，镇守甘肃。
而忠在福建亦屡有斩馘功，乃擢都督同知，充左副总兵，镇守甘肃。
Mao Zhong also repeatedly made achievements in beheading criminals in Fujian, so he was promoted to Dudu Tongzhi, and appointed to the post of the left deputy commander-in-chief to defend Gansu.