diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index 2cc95404..f313736a 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -131,19 +131,16 @@ class RippleAPI extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
 
+  /**
+   * Makes a request to the API with the given command and
+   * additional request body parameters.
+   */
   async request(command: 'account_info', params: AccountInfoRequest):
     Promise<AccountInfoResponse>
   async request(command: 'account_lines', params: AccountLinesRequest):
     Promise<AccountLinesResponse>
-
-  /**
-   * Returns objects owned by an account.
-   * For an account's trust lines and balances,
-   * see `getTrustlines` and `getBalances`.
-   */
   async request(command: 'account_objects', params: AccountObjectsRequest):
     Promise<AccountObjectsResponse>
-
   async request(command: 'account_offers', params: AccountOffersRequest):
   Promise<AccountOffersResponse>
   async request(command: 'book_offers', params: BookOffersRequest):
@@ -156,15 +153,9 @@ class RippleAPI extends EventEmitter {
     Promise<LedgerEntryResponse>
   async request(command: 'server_info', params?: ServerInfoRequest):
     Promise<ServerInfoResponse>
-
-  async request(command: string, params: object):
-    Promise<object>
-
-  /**
-   * Makes a request to the API with the given command and
-   * additional request body parameters.
-   */
-  async request(command: string, params: object = {}): Promise<object> {
+  async request(command: string, params: any):
+    Promise<any>
+  async request(command: string, params: any = {}): Promise<any> {
     return this.connection.request({
       ...params,
       command
diff --git a/src/ledger/transaction.ts b/src/ledger/transaction.ts
index 90b06de5..7bb7e95e 100644
--- a/src/ledger/transaction.ts
+++ b/src/ledger/transaction.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type TransactionResponse = FormattedTransactionType & {
 
 
 function attachTransactionDate(connection: Connection, tx: any
-): Promise<FormattedTransactionType> {
+): Promise<TransactionResponse> {
   if (tx.date) {
     return Promise.resolve(tx)
   }
@@ -88,26 +88,20 @@ function formatResponse(options: TransactionOptions, tx: TransactionResponse
   return parseTransaction(tx)
 }
 
-function getTransaction(id: string, options: TransactionOptions = {}
+async function getTransaction(id: string, options: TransactionOptions = {}
 ): Promise<FormattedTransactionType> {
   validate.getTransaction({id, options})
-
-  const request = {
-    command: 'tx',
-    transaction: id,
-    binary: false
+  const _options = await utils.ensureLedgerVersion.call(this, options)
+  try {
+    const tx = await this.request('tx', {
+      transaction: id,
+      binary: false
+    })
+    const txWithDate = await attachTransactionDate(this.connection, tx)
+    return formatResponse(_options, txWithDate)
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw (await convertError(this.connection, _options, error))
   }
-
-  return utils.ensureLedgerVersion.call(this, options).then(_options => {
-    return this.connection.request(request).then((tx: TransactionResponse) =>
-      attachTransactionDate(this.connection, tx)
-    ).then(_.partial(formatResponse, _options))
-      .catch(error => {
-        return convertError(this.connection, _options, error).then(_error => {
-          throw _error
-        })
-      })
-  })
 }
 
 export default getTransaction
diff --git a/src/transaction/submit.ts b/src/transaction/submit.ts
index b893e842..9e7d13a9 100644
--- a/src/transaction/submit.ts
+++ b/src/transaction/submit.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import * as _ from 'lodash'
 import * as utils from './utils'
 import {validate} from '../common'
-import {Submit} from './types'
+import {RippleAPI} from '..'
+
+export interface FormattedSubmitResponse {
+  resultCode: string,
+  resultMessage: string
+}
 
 function isImmediateRejection(engineResult: string): boolean {
   // note: "tel" errors mean the local server refused to process the
@@ -13,7 +18,7 @@ function isImmediateRejection(engineResult: string): boolean {
   return _.startsWith(engineResult, 'tem')
 }
 
-function formatSubmitResponse(response) {
+function formatSubmitResponse(response): FormattedSubmitResponse {
   const data = {
     resultCode: response.engine_result,
     resultMessage: response.engine_result_message
@@ -24,14 +29,15 @@ function formatSubmitResponse(response) {
   return data
 }
 
-function submit(signedTransaction: string): Promise<Submit> {
+async function submit(
+  this: RippleAPI, signedTransaction: string
+): Promise<FormattedSubmitResponse> {
+  // 1. Validate
   validate.submit({signedTransaction})
-
-  const request = {
-    command: 'submit',
-    tx_blob: signedTransaction
-  }
-  return this.connection.request(request).then(formatSubmitResponse)
+  // 2. Make Request
+  const response = await this.request('submit', {tx_blob: signedTransaction})
+  // 3. Return Formatted Response
+  return formatSubmitResponse(response)
 }
 
 export default submit
diff --git a/src/transaction/utils.ts b/src/transaction/utils.ts
index b7ad1b81..de6c2398 100644
--- a/src/transaction/utils.ts
+++ b/src/transaction/utils.ts
@@ -94,19 +94,16 @@ function prepareTransaction(txJSON: any, api: RippleAPI,
     })
   }
 
-  function prepareSequence(): Promise<Object> {
+  async function prepareSequence(): Promise<Object> {
     if (instructions.sequence !== undefined) {
       txJSON.Sequence = instructions.sequence
       return Promise.resolve(txJSON)
     }
-    const request = {
-      command: 'account_info',
-      account: account
-    }
-    return api.connection.request(request).then(response => {
-      txJSON.Sequence = response.account_data.Sequence
-      return txJSON
+    const response = await api.request('account_info', {
+      account: account as string
     })
+    txJSON.Sequence = response.account_data.Sequence
+    return txJSON
   }
 
   return Promise.all([