diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp
index aa8b16d570..185f5d9834 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp
@@ -647,6 +647,14 @@ Json::Value Ledger::getJson(int options)
 		}
 		ledger["accountState"] = state;
 	}
+	if (mAccountStateMap && ((options & LEDGER_JSON_HISTORY) != 0))
+	{
+		SLE::pointer hashIndex = getSLE(getLedgerHashIndex());
+		if (hashIndex)
+			ledger["previousHashes"] = hashIndex->getJson(0);
+		else
+			ledger["previousHashes"] = "missing";
+	}
 	ledger["seqNum"] = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(mLedgerSeq);
 	return ledger;
 }
@@ -1112,7 +1120,6 @@ void Ledger::updateSkipList()
 		if (!skipList)
 		{
 			skipList = boost::make_shared<SLE>(ltLEDGER_HASHES, hash);
-			skipList->setFieldU32(sfFirstLedgerSequence, prevIndex);
 		}
 		else
 			hashes = skipList->getFieldV256(sfHashes).peekValue();
@@ -1135,7 +1142,6 @@ void Ledger::updateSkipList()
 	if (!skipList)
 	{
 		skipList = boost::make_shared<SLE>(ltLEDGER_HASHES, hash);
-		skipList->setFieldU32(sfFirstLedgerSequence, prevIndex);
 	}
 	else
 		hashes = skipList->getFieldV256(sfHashes).peekValue();
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerFormats.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerFormats.cpp
index cca4ba8c0e..c1c36bb7b8 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerFormats.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerFormats.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static bool LEFInit()
 		;
 
 	DECLARE_LEF(LedgerHashes, ltLEDGER_HASHES)
-		<< SOElement(sfFirstLedgerSequence,	SOE_OPTIONAL)
+		<< SOElement(sfFirstLedgerSequence,	SOE_OPTIONAL) // Remove if we do a ledger restart
 		<< SOElement(sfLastLedgerSequence,	SOE_OPTIONAL)
 		<< SOElement(sfHashes,				SOE_REQUIRED)
 		;
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/SerializeProto.h b/src/cpp/ripple/SerializeProto.h
index cc8a932b7b..57ef55200f 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/SerializeProto.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/SerializeProto.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	FIELD(BondAmount,			UINT32, 23)
 	FIELD(LoadFee,				UINT32, 24)
 	FIELD(OfferSequence,		UINT32, 25)
-	FIELD(FirstLedgerSequence,	UINT32, 26)
+	FIELD(FirstLedgerSequence,	UINT32, 26) // Deprecated: do not use
 	FIELD(LastLedgerSequence,	UINT32, 27)
 	FIELD(TransactionIndex,		UINT32, 28)
 	FIELD(OperationLimit,		UINT32, 29)