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.
He set up processing equipment from the destroyed Cruger and DePeyster mill in New Smyrna, using 25 slaves to produce nearly 200 tons of sugar in 1851. The collapse of the sugar market forced him to leave his business and sell the property.