He installed processing machinery bought from the destroyed Cruger and DePeyster mill in New Smyrna, and with the labor of 25 slaves produced nearly 200 tons of sugar in 1851. The eventual collapse of the sugar market caused Marshall to quit the enterprise and sell the property.
After installing processing equipment from the destroyed Cruger and DePeyster mill in New Smyrna, Marshall employed 25 slaves to produce nearly 200 tons of sugar in 1851. However, the collapse of the sugar market forced him to quit his enterprise and sell the property.