Multiple "On My Mac" folders in Mail app

I have one me.com email address and 6 email address from other sources. My Archive box looks like this in Apple Mail.
These multiple "On My Mac" folders don't make any sense as EACH folder contains all archived emails (they are identical). When I tried to delete one they all disappeared - including the me.com box - I had to restore them to get my archived mail out of the trash. I thought there would be a box for each email address and the respective mail would be filed in the appropriate box. Having 7 boxes with identical content doesn't seem like the Apple thing to do.
My question is: Is this the way the Archive box is supposed to be? If not, anyone know of a fix? Thanks in advanced.
Mavericks 10.9.4
iMac 3.5GHz Intel Core i7
RAM 16GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Mail version: Version 7.3 (1878.6)

Quit Mail. Force quit if necessary.
Back up all data before proceeding.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
          Go ▹ Go to Folder
from the menu bar. Paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V, then press return.
A folder window will open. Inside it there should be files with names as follows:
          Envelope Index
          ExternalUpdates.storedata
Move those files to the Desktop, leaving the window open. Other files in the folder may have longer names that begin as above. Move those files, if any, to the Trash.
Relaunch Mail. It should prompt you to re-import your messages. You may get a warning that the index is damaged and that Mail has to quit. ClickOK. Typically, the process takes a few minutes, but it may take hours if you have gigantic mailboxes. In that case, you may be able to speed things up by temporarily adding your home folder to the Privacy list in the Spotlight preference pane. Remove it when Mail has finished importing.
Test. If Mail now works as expected, you can delete the files you moved to the Desktop. Otherwise, post your results.

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