 He found jobs at various offices of the institutions of the Russian Empire – at the land court in Raseiniai, at the office of Kovno Governorate, etc.In 1853, with the help of his wife's relatives, Fromas purchased a 60-dessiatin farm in Gongailiškiai (later incorporated into the village) near Girkalnis where he lived and worked until his death on .Fromas likely became interested in Lithuanian literature during his studies at the Kražiai College.