One of the earliest known treaties to
be recorded in writing is the one between the Hittites and the
Egyptians following the Battle of Kadesh, in around 1280 B.C. The
Treaty of Kadesh was written in Akkadian cuneiform and Egyptian
hieroglyphs.
English Bill of Rights (1689)
American Colonial
Charters
(a link to
Yale University's Avalon Project)
American Declaration of Independence (1776)
The American
Constitution
(a link to
the National Archives hyperlinked version)
Treaty and two conventions relating to Louisiana Purchase (1803)
Fort Laramie Treaty with the Sioux, 1868
(note the provisions stressing
the importance of civilizing children and providing them with an
"English
education")