Adding Additional Identities
You can set up Thunderbird to use multiple from or reply-to addresses. This is especially useful for shared mailboxes where you want the from address to be that of the shared mailbox and not your regular address.
From Windows: Open the Account Settings menu from the Tools menu
From Linux: Open the Account Settings menu from the Edit menu
On the Account Settings page, click the “Manage Identities…” button
On the Identities page, click the “Add…” button
On the Settings tab, enter the appropriate information such as name you want to appear on emails (Your Name field) and Email Address
Click OK
Click OK
Click OK
Now when you compose a new message, you should have the option to choose the new identity in the From drop-down menu.