[Ymani Cricket]

Indeed. Curious isn't it?

And look how the ending is worded (from whitehouse link):

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.

DONALD J. TRUMP

[grey_whiskers]

That means a LOT of this is run out of Merrie Old England.

And that means (sudden insight) Gina is in BIG TROUBLE.

[christianbasque]

Indeed. Curious isn’t it?
And look how the ending is worded (from whitehouse link):

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.

DONALD J. TRUMP
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Most often, too deep for me.

[Oratam]

...and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.

It's is (or was) a common formulation used on government documents such as the U.S. Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, various treaties, etc. I don't know if it fell out of favor or was reserved for a limited list of acts.

Personally, I don't read much into it apart from the importance of recalling our founding.

(I don't immediately think of Britain when I think about our independence. I think of the blood shed by patriots to establish limited government of, by, and for the people.)