Future cult leader Jim Jones apparently financed his early congregation by selling spider monkeys door-to-door. Were spider monkeys common pets in those times? Was selling them door-to-door a thing people did?

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And maybe most puzzlingly, where did he get the monkeys from in the first place?

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/u/cordis_melum already provided an earlier response about Jim Jones door to door monkey sales here:

/r/AskHistorians/comments/8nrpn1/does_anybody_have_a_good_source_on_jim_jones/