[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] spring of 18S4 largely contributed to avert a wide-spread panic, and won for him the commendation of the comptroller of the currency and t lie business com-munity generally. He is justly considered an authority upon all subjects pertaining to the business of bank-ing. He has been a resident of Westchester County for a quarter of a century. He has one son, George Dundas Scriba, born September 23, 1863. "Montrose Point," the country-seat of Mr. Scriba, commands one of the finest views on the Hudson Riv-er. The eye takes in at a glance the rugged moun-tains of the Highlands, the village of Haverstraw, ihe lofty heights that border the western shore, above Is'yaek, and the precipitous Palisades, extending far 418 HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY. beyond the New Jersey line, while the wide expanse of Haverstraw Hay stretches out like an inland sea. George Ludwig Christian Scriba, was born at VohL Germany, April 27, 1753, and came to this country shortly before his brother. With abundant means at his command, he was the principal member of the banking firm of Scriba, Schroeppel & Starman. He organized and equipped at his own expense a military company, known as the German Grenadiers, and was present as their commander at the inauguration of Washington as the first President of the United States. He was one of the founders of the Bank of New York in 1784, held two shares in the noted old " Tontine