Gross, William L., 1839-1909
Lawyer and telegrapher.
From the description of Papers, 1856-1901 / William L. Gross. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 19898775
Journal kept while studying the law in Springfield, Ill. by future Colonel in the Union Army, state representative for Sangamon County and prominent Springfield lawyer with the firm Conkling and Gross. Born in New York, he came to Illinois when his father, Alba Gross a Baptist minister, moved the family via covered wagon to Knox County in 1844. William studied law while teaching at the Springfield Academy. After passing the bar in 1862 he went into partnership with his brother Eugene, also a lawyer.
From the description of Journal, 1858-1860. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 48749293
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818. Papers, 1777-1804, 1882. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| creatorOf | Gross, William L., 1839-1909. Journal, 1858-1860. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| creatorOf | Gross, William L., 1839-1909. Papers, 1856-1901 / William L. Gross. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Gross and Gross (Springfield, Ill.). Account book, 1864 May-1865 Feb. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library |
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| associatedWith | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. | person |
| associatedWith | Gross and Gross (Springfield, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gross family. | family |
| associatedWith | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. | person |
| associatedWith | St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Army | corporateBody |
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| United States | |||
| Vicksburg (Miss.) | |||
| Illinois | |||
| Sangamon County (Ill.) |
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| Communications, Military |
| Diaries |
| Lawyers |
| Military telegraph |
| Practice of law |
| Telegraph |
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Person
Birth 1839
Death 1909
