September 22, 1823

Palmyra and Manchester, New York
The angel Moroni visited Joseph Smith again during the day and "related unto [him] all that he had related to [him] the previous night," after which Joseph Smith went to the hill and first saw the plates.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 1:14–16
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