Viewing cloned or time machine sent mail

How do I safely look for old sent mail without risking updating a current sent mail folder with the older cloned or time machined sent mailbox. I would want to search in 2 different clones and time machine.
Thanks

Make sure you have a Sent mailbox visible in Mail, then select it, and enter Time Machine.
With the clones, see if you can mount them in Finder. If so, In Finder hold down the option/alt key while selecting the Go menu item. Select Library/Mail/V2 and try looking for your user library in the clone.

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