diff --git a/crates/ethers-contract/src/event.rs b/crates/ethers-contract/src/event.rs
index d5bde24f..f59caaf9 100644
--- a/crates/ethers-contract/src/event.rs
+++ b/crates/ethers-contract/src/event.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use ethers_core::{
     types::{BlockNumber, Filter, ValueOrArray, H256},
 };
 
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, marker::PhantomData};
 
 pub struct Event<'a, 'b, P, N, D> {
     pub filter: Filter,
@@ -34,16 +34,27 @@ impl<'a, 'b, P, N, D: Detokenize> Event<'a, 'b, P, N, D> {
         self.filter.topics[0] = Some(topic.into());
         self
     }
+
+    pub fn topic1<T: Into<ValueOrArray<H256>>>(mut self, topic: T) -> Self {
+        self.filter.topics[1] = Some(topic.into());
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 // TODO: Can we get rid of the static?
-impl<'a, 'b, P: JsonRpcClient, N: Network, D: Detokenize> Event<'a, 'b, P, N, D>
+impl<'a, 'b, P: JsonRpcClient, N: Network, D: Detokenize + Clone> Event<'a, 'b, P, N, D>
 where
     P::Error: 'static,
 {
     /// Queries the blockchain for the selected filter and returns a vector of matching
     /// event logs
     pub async fn query(self) -> Result<Vec<D>, ContractError<P>> {
+        Ok(self.query_with_hashes().await?.values().cloned().collect())
+    }
+
+    /// Queries the blockchain for the selected filter and returns a vector of matching
+    /// event logs
+    pub async fn query_with_hashes(self) -> Result<HashMap<H256, D>, ContractError<P>> {
         // get the logs
         let logs = self
             .provider
@@ -68,9 +79,12 @@ where
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
                 // convert the tokens to the requested datatype
-                Ok::<_, ContractError<P>>(D::from_tokens(tokens)?)
+                Ok::<_, ContractError<P>>((
+                    log.transaction_hash.expect("should have tx hash"),
+                    D::from_tokens(tokens)?,
+                ))
             })
-            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+            .collect::<Result<HashMap<H256, D>, _>>()?;
 
         Ok(events)
     }
diff --git a/crates/ethers-providers/src/lib.rs b/crates/ethers-providers/src/lib.rs
index 48ea7beb..f1564853 100644
--- a/crates/ethers-providers/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ethers-providers/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-mod http;
+pub mod http;
 mod provider;
 
 pub mod networks;
diff --git a/crates/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs b/crates/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs
index 139f0d6b..ca2643d5 100644
--- a/crates/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs
+++ b/crates/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ impl<P: JsonRpcClient, N: Network> Provider<P, N> {
         self.0.request("eth_getBalance", Some(&[from, block])).await
     }
 
+    /// Returns the currently configured chain id, a value used in replay-protected
+    /// transaction signing as introduced by EIP-155.
+    pub async fn get_chainid(&self) -> Result<U256, P::Error> {
+        self.0.request("eth_chainId", None::<()>).await
+    }
+
     ////// Contract Execution
     //
     // These are relatively low-level calls. The Contracts API should usually be used instead.
diff --git a/crates/ethers-signers/src/client.rs b/crates/ethers-signers/src/client.rs
index aa100235..ffce3054 100644
--- a/crates/ethers-signers/src/client.rs
+++ b/crates/ethers-signers/src/client.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ where
     pub fn provider(&self) -> &Provider<P, N> {
         self.provider
     }
+
+    /// Returns a reference to the client's signer, will panic if no signer is set
+    pub fn signer_unchecked(&self) -> &S {
+        self.signer.as_ref().expect("no signer is configured")
+    }
 }
 
 // Abuse Deref to use the Provider's methods without re-writing everything.
diff --git a/crates/ethers-signers/src/lib.rs b/crates/ethers-signers/src/lib.rs
index 870e86bf..8ac5d631 100644
--- a/crates/ethers-signers/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ethers-signers/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// TODO: We might need a `SignerAsync` trait for HSM use cases?
 mod wallet;
 pub use wallet::Wallet;
 
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ use std::error::Error;
 /// Trait for signing transactions and messages
 ///
 /// Implement this trait to support different signing modes, e.g. Ledger, hosted etc.
+// TODO: We might need a `SignerAsync` trait for HSM use cases?
 pub trait Signer {
     type Error: Error;
     /// Signs the hash of the provided message after prefixing it
@@ -31,3 +31,6 @@ pub type MainnetWallet = Wallet<Mainnet>;
 /// A wallet which does not use EIP-155 and does not take the chain id into account
 /// when creating transactions
 pub type AnyWallet = Wallet<Any>;
+
+/// An HTTP client configured to work with ANY blockchain without replay protection
+pub type HttpClient<'a> = Client<'a, ethers_providers::http::Provider, Any, Wallet<Any>>;
diff --git a/crates/ethers/examples/contract.rs b/crates/ethers/examples/contract.rs
index 35d96781..2e97c39e 100644
--- a/crates/ethers/examples/contract.rs
+++ b/crates/ethers/examples/contract.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let _tx_hash = contract.set_value("hi".to_owned()).send().await?;
 
     // 11. get all events
-    let logs = contract.value_changed_filter().from_block(0u64).query().await?;
+    let logs = contract
+        .value_changed_filter()
+        .from_block(0u64)
+        .query()
+        .await?;
 
     // 12. get the new value
     let value = contract.get_value().call().await?;
diff --git a/crates/ethers/src/lib.rs b/crates/ethers/src/lib.rs
index 89b28663..5721e134 100644
--- a/crates/ethers/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ethers/src/lib.rs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ pub mod signers {
 ///
 /// let message = "Some data";
 /// let key = PrivateKey::new(&mut rand::thread_rng());
-/// let address = Address::from(key);
+/// let address = Address::from(&key);
 ///
 /// // Sign the message
 /// let signature = key.sign(message);