HT201250 how do I restore mail

How do I restore mail - i seem to have over written it -I have time machine but no instruction about how to restore just one programm

Do you need to restore the application (program), or the data (mailboxes, emails), or the setup (preferences -- account names, mailbox rules, server names, etc.)?
Those are three different things, stored in different places.
If your Mail app is missing from your Dock, see if it's in your Applications folder.  If so, just start it, then right-click its Dock icon and select Keep in Dock.
If something else is missing, please clarify.

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