diff --git a/src/ledger.rs b/src/ledger.rs
index 2200bc675bcd3d..d302b31c38df0c 100644
--- a/src/ledger.rs
+++ b/src/ledger.rs
@@ -82,18 +82,64 @@ fn err_bincode_to_io(e: Box<bincode::ErrorKind>) -> io::Error {
     io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e.to_string())
 }
 
-fn entry_at<A: Read + Seek>(file: &mut A, at: u64) -> io::Result<Entry> {
+fn raw_entries_at<A: Read + Seek>(
+    file: &mut A,
+    at: u64,
+    num_entries: u64,
+    buf: &mut [u8],
+) -> io::Result<(u64, u64)> {
+    let mut total_read: usize = 0;
+    let mut num_entries_read = 0;
+
     file.seek(SeekFrom::Start(at))?;
 
-    let len = deserialize_from(file.take(SIZEOF_U64)).map_err(err_bincode_to_io)?;
-    trace!("entry_at({}) len: {}", at, len);
+    let len_size = size_of::<u64>();
+
+    for _ in 0..num_entries {
+        let buf_left = buf.len() - total_read;
+        if len_size > buf_left {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        // read in len
+        let len = {
+            let mut buf_slice = &mut buf[total_read..total_read + len_size];
+            file.read(buf_slice)?;
+            let len: u64 = deserialize(buf_slice).map_err(err_bincode_to_io)?;
+            len as usize
+        };
+
+        let buf_left = buf.len() - (total_read + len_size);
+        if len > buf_left {
+            break;
+        }
 
+        let entry_start = total_read + len_size;
+        let entry_end = entry_start + len;
+
+        file.read(&mut buf[entry_start..entry_end])?;
+
+        // Don't update total_read until entry is read successfully
+        total_read += len_size;
+        total_read += len;
+        num_entries_read += 1;
+    }
+    Ok((num_entries_read, total_read as u64))
+}
+
+fn read_entry<A: Read>(file: &mut A, len: u64) -> io::Result<Entry> {
     deserialize_from(file.take(len)).map_err(err_bincode_to_io)
 }
 
+fn entry_at<A: Read + Seek>(file: &mut A, at: u64) -> io::Result<Entry> {
+    let len = u64_at(file, at)?;
+
+    read_entry(file, len)
+}
+
 fn next_entry<A: Read>(file: &mut A) -> io::Result<Entry> {
     let len = deserialize_from(file.take(SIZEOF_U64)).map_err(err_bincode_to_io)?;
-    deserialize_from(file.take(len)).map_err(err_bincode_to_io)
+    read_entry(file, len)
 }
 
 fn u64_at<A: Read + Seek>(file: &mut A, at: u64) -> io::Result<u64> {
@@ -116,9 +162,26 @@ impl LedgerWindow {
     }
 
     pub fn get_entry(&mut self, index: u64) -> io::Result<Entry> {
-        let offset = u64_at(&mut self.index, index * SIZEOF_U64)?;
+        let offset = self.get_entry_offset(index)?;
         entry_at(&mut self.data, offset)
     }
+
+    // Fill 'buf' with num_entries or most number of whole entries that fit into buf.len()
+    //
+    // Return tuple of (number of entries read, total size of entries read)
+    pub fn get_entries_bytes(
+        &mut self,
+        start_index: u64,
+        num_entries: u64,
+        buf: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> io::Result<(u64, u64)> {
+        let start_offset = self.get_entry_offset(start_index)?;
+        raw_entries_at(&mut self.data, start_offset, num_entries, buf)
+    }
+
+    fn get_entry_offset(&mut self, index: u64) -> io::Result<u64> {
+        u64_at(&mut self.index, index * SIZEOF_U64)
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn verify_ledger(ledger_path: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
@@ -874,4 +937,58 @@ mod tests {
         let _ignored = remove_dir_all(&ledger_path);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_get_entries_bytes() {
+        let entries = make_tiny_test_entries(10);
+        let ledger_path = tmp_ledger_path("test_raw_entries");
+        {
+            let mut writer = LedgerWriter::open(&ledger_path, true).unwrap();
+            writer.write_entries(entries.clone()).unwrap();
+        }
+
+        let mut window = LedgerWindow::open(&ledger_path).unwrap();
+        let mut buf = [0; 1024];
+        let (num_entries, bytes) = window.get_entries_bytes(0, 1, &mut buf).unwrap();
+        let bytes = bytes as usize;
+        assert_eq!(num_entries, 1);
+        let entry: Entry = deserialize(&buf[size_of::<u64>()..bytes]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entry, entries[0]);
+
+        let (num_entries, bytes2) = window.get_entries_bytes(0, 2, &mut buf).unwrap();
+        let bytes2 = bytes2 as usize;
+        assert_eq!(num_entries, 2);
+        assert!(bytes2 > bytes);
+        for (i, ref entry) in entries.iter().enumerate() {
+            info!("entry[{}] = {:?}", i, entry.id);
+        }
+
+        let entry: Entry = deserialize(&buf[size_of::<u64>()..bytes]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entry, entries[0]);
+
+        let entry: Entry = deserialize(&buf[bytes + size_of::<u64>()..bytes2]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entry, entries[1]);
+
+        // buf size part-way into entry[1], should just return entry[0]
+        let mut buf = vec![0; bytes + size_of::<u64>() + 1];
+        let (num_entries, bytes3) = window.get_entries_bytes(0, 2, &mut buf).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(num_entries, 1);
+        let bytes3 = bytes3 as usize;
+        assert_eq!(bytes3, bytes);
+
+        let mut buf = vec![0; bytes2 - 1];
+        let (num_entries, bytes4) = window.get_entries_bytes(0, 2, &mut buf).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(num_entries, 1);
+        let bytes4 = bytes4 as usize;
+        assert_eq!(bytes4, bytes);
+
+        let mut buf = vec![0; bytes + size_of::<u64>() - 1];
+        let (num_entries, bytes5) = window.get_entries_bytes(0, 2, &mut buf).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(num_entries, 1);
+        let bytes5 = bytes5 as usize;
+        assert_eq!(bytes5, bytes);
+
+        // Read out of range
+        assert!(window.get_entries_bytes(20, 2, &mut buf).is_err());
+    }
+
 }