In February 1866, the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of New York's govt committee privately distributed a report that was penned by Cephas Brainerd and Robert McBurney entitled, "A Memorandum Respecting New-York as a Field for Moral and Christian Effort Among Young Men." This memorandum joined the major message of the YMCA to information and figures that were being drawn from the census, tax details, and licensing reports.