R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-13-12: Conveyance of property acquired prior to change of name.

Any person or corporation who conveys property acquired prior to a change of name shall state in the instrument of conveyance the name under which that person or corporation acquired the property, and the city or town clerk or recorder of deeds shall index the record of the instrument in the name under which the property was acquired and in the name under which it was transferred.