By His Excellency, Colonel & Commander-in-Chief Scott Ludwig, DSM, The British Armies in America
To Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Butley
For all ranks to take notice,
For services above and beyond the call of duty, with diligence and execution of orders to the letter as well as success on the battlefield, His Most Britannic Majesty King George II, has placed you, in full confidence, in command of the:
Hessisches Kontingent, Left Wing (Royal Anglo-German Corps), the British Armies in America
You hold all privileges of this command and the authority that warrants it to lead the officers and men of your command in the suppression of the enemy on all fronts. With full trust and faith in your abilities I duly appoint.
Given under My Hand and Seal at Philadelphia this Thirty First day of March 1781 and the twenty first year of His Majesty's Reign,
Ludwig