How to restore mail with Time Machine?

Hi,
I recently (accidentally) deleted an old mail account, which also seems to delete all of the messages on that account from your mail client.
Using time machine I selected the application (from a backup about a week ago), and clicked 'Restore'.
I selected 'Keep Both' so as to maintain my newer mail (just seeing what would happen).
Now I have two mail applications, one called 'Mail' and one called 'Mail (original)'
However, neither of them have my 2nd account with my associated emails. Can anyone advise?
Just to be clear, both mail apps seem to be exactly the same.
Many Thanks,
Drew
Message was edited by: xroox

Of course they are both the same. The application is not what you want to restore; it's the mailboxes that you want. Throw one of the redundant applications away. Now open Mail, then enter Time Machine while Mail is the current application. Step back in time until you find the mailboxes you need.

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