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Here is a screen shot of my Thunderbird screen. I don't see a search box.

It's on the toolbar, which you can't see.

Right-click on the blue bar just below where your cursor is in your screenshot, and select the Mail Toolbar.

Or in your menu, go to View|Toolbars and enable it there.

OK, I found it. I had to customize the toolbar to add the search box. Thanks